Memo- 2nd Reading Ordinance 97-805CITY OF HOPKINS
MEMORANDUM
To: Hopkins City Council
From: Connie Kurtz
Date: October 15, 1997
Subject: Second Reading of Ordinance 97 -805
Staff recommends that the Council approve the following motion: Move that the Hopkins
City Council approve Ordinance 97 -805 for second reading, approve the summary of
Ordinance 97 -805 and order the summary published.
This ordinance has not changed since the first reading.
Attachments:
Summary or Ordinance 97 -805
CITY OF HOPKINS COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO. 97-805
AN ORDINANCE REPLACING SECTION 1155 OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
REGARDING THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
This ordinance completely rewrites Section 1155, (Tobacco) of the Hopkins City Code. The
following is a summary of the major provisions of the new ordinance:
Defines terms.
Establishes reasons for denying a license to sell tobacco:
Requires that employees of businesses that sell tobacco must train their employees in how to
comply with state laws regarding the sale of tobacco products.
Establishes procedures for renewing licenses.
Requires written consent of parents or guardians in order minors to sell tobacco products.
Prohibits sales or transfer of tobacco to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
Establishes restrictions on the sale of single packages of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco.
Establishes restrictions on vending machine sales unless minors are at all times prohibited
from entering the licensed establishment.
Prohibits licenses for tobacco sales from a moveable place of business.
Requires annual compliance checks of all licensed businesses and establishes procedures for
these checks.
Defines the following acts as violations of this ordinance: illegal sales, illegal possession,
illegal use, illegal procurement, use of false identification.
Establishes an administrative penalty procedure.
Establishes penalties for violation of the tobacco sales ordinance.
A printed copy of the entire ordinance is available from the City Clerk and at the Hopkins
library.
First Reading of Ordinance 97 -805
Second Reading of Ordinance 97 -805
Publication of Summary Ordinance 97 -805
Effective Date of Ordinance 97 -805
October 7, 1997
October 21, 1997
October 29, 1997
November 18, 1997