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RESOLUTION NO. 8618
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF AN ORDINANCE
SECTION 1146 WHICH PERTAINS TO TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS
AND WHICH CONTAINS A COMBINATION OF STATE STATUTE MANDATES AND
ITEMS PROPOSED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE RICHFIELD ADVISORY BOARD
OF HEALTH
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the above referenced ordinance of the
Richfield City Code; and
WHEREAS, the verbatim text of the amendment is cumbersome, and the
expense of publication of the complete text is not justified.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield that the following summary is hereby approved for official publication.
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
BILL NO. 1998-19
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF
TOBACCO; REPEALING SUBSECTION 1145.03 OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 1146
This summary of the ordinance is published pursuant to Section 3.12 of the
Richfield City Charter.
The purpose of this ordinance is to bring Richfield's tobacco ordinance into
compliance with Minnesota State Statutes and to achieve the Richfield Advisory Board
of Health's goal of working to decrease youth's access to tobacco and tobacco products
in the City of Richfield. This ordinance would include yearly compliance checks by
Public Safety Department staff, prohibition of self-service merchandising displays, types
of prohibited sales and the process to be used if violations should occur.
Copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the Public Safety
Department during normal business hours or upon request by calling 861-9881.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th day of
September, 1998.
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Martin J. Kir
ATTEST:
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Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk