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ORDINANCE 316CITYOFORONO, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTAANORDINANCEREPEALINGANDREPLACINGCITYCODECHAPTER 5.12ONTOBACCOSALESTHECITYCOUNCILOFORONOORDAINS:SECTION 1. Chapter 5.12 of the Orono City Code is hereby amended by repealing andreplacingitsexistinglanguagetoreadasfollows:ARTICLE II. TOBACCO SALESSec. 5.12.100. Purpose.The city recognizes that the sale of commercial tobacco, tobacco-related devices,electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products to persons under theageof21violatesbothstateandfederallawbecausecommercialtobaccouse has beenshowntobethecauseofmanyserioushealthproblemswhichsubsequentlyplaceafinancialburdenonalllevelsofgovernment, this ordinance is intended to regulate the saleofcommercialtobacco,tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotineorlobeliadeliveryproductsforthepurposeofenforcingandfurtheringexistinglaws, toprotectyouthandyoungadultsagainsttheserioushealtheffectsassociatedwithuseandinitiation, and to further the official public policy of the state to prevent young people from <br />starting to smoke, as stated in Minn. Stat. § 144.391, as it may be amended from time to <br />time. <br />Sec. 5.12.105. Applicability and Jurisdiction. <br />This ordinance governs the licensing and regulation of the sale of tobacco, tobacco- <br />related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products in the <br />city of Orono in conformance with the minimum requirements of Minn. Stat. § 461. <br />Sec. 5.12.110. Definitions. <br />The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the <br />meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a <br />different meaning. Except as may otherwise be provided or clearly implied by context, all <br />terms shall be given their commonly accepted definitions. <br />236900v1 Page 1 of 10 <br />91