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Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the 7-day license suspension adverse action against Rice St Tobacco Inc d/b/a Rice St Tobacco, (License ID #150001586) for the premises located at 956 Rice St.
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WHEREAS, the Tobacco Products Shop license (“License”) held by Rice St Tobacco Inc d/b/a Rice St Tobacco under License ID #150001586 for the premises located at 956 Rice St., in Saint Paul (“Licensed Premises”), which is owned by Raed Aquel is subject to adverse action pursuant to a February 5, 2025, Notice of Violation and Request for Imposition of $2000 Matrix Penalty and a 7-Day License Suspension ("Notice”) in which the Department of Safety and Inspections (“Department”) provided notice to the licensee of the 7-day license suspension for a third underage buyer violation (within 18 months) and move forward with adverse action supported by Saint Paul Legislative Code §310.03; and
WHEREAS, the Notice laid out the basis for adverse action and the Legislative Code upon which the Department was relying as follows:
Saint Paul Legislative Code §310.01, defines Adverse Action as: “the revocation or suspension of a license, the imposition of conditions upon a license, the denial of an application of the grant, issuance or renewal of a license, the imposition of a fine, the assessment of the costs of a contested hearing, and any other disciplinary or unfavorable action taken with respect to a license, Licensee or applicant for a license. “Adverse action” includes any of the foregoing directed at one (1) or more licenses held by a Licensee at any location in the city. “Adverse action” also includes disapproval of licenses issued by the state under statutory provisions which permit the governing body to disapprove the issuance of the license.”
Saint Paul Legislative Code §310.14 states: “Any act or conduct by any clerk, employee, manager or agent of a licensee, or by any person providing entertainment or working for or on b...
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