5.10.120 Operation of licensed premises.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the operations procedures set forth in subsection B of this section shall apply to all marijuana establishments within the city of Bethel which sell or serve marijuana or marijuana products for consumption on the premises.
B. Marijuana establishments operating within the city of Bethel which sell or serve marijuana or marijuana products for consumption on the premises shall comply with the following operations procedures:
1. Public Transportation. Licensees shall make available to their patrons access to means of public transportation or permit patrons to make arrangements for transportation off the premises.
2. Notice of Penalties. Operators shall place, at conspicuous locations within licensed premises, a clear and legible sign describing applicable penalties for driving under the influence, and for service or sale of marijuana to minors or intoxicated persons.
3. Compliance Determination. In order to determine whether applicants seeking the issuance, renewal or transfer of marijuana licenses have complied with the provisions of this chapter, applicants shall, at the request of the city, submit to the city manager (or their designee) a marijuana licensee compliance form. Upon request, operators shall also provide the city manager with certificates from all current employees demonstrating that those employees have successfully completed a marijuana awareness training program such as the program for techniques in marijuana management as approved by the Board.
4. In the Event the City of Bethel Adopts Code for Allowing for the Impoundment and/or Forfeiture of Vehicles Seized Pursuant to an Arrest for or Charge Driving Under the Influence or Refusal to Submit to Chemical Tests, Such Signs Must Be Posted. Upon adoption of a municipal code allowing for the forfeiture, operators shall display at conspicuous places in licensed premises two (2) signs warning that vehicles are seized in cases of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to chemical tests. One (1) of these warning signs shall be at least eleven (11) inches by fourteen (14) inches in size, and must read, in lettering at least one-half (1/2) inch high and in contrasting colors or black and white, “DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE – LOSE YOUR CAR.” The sign described in the preceding sentence must carry a logo or illustration approved by the chief of police or their designee which shows an automobile being towed. The second warning sign shall be at least eleven (11) inches by fourteen (14) inches and must read, in letters at least one-quarter (1/4) inch high and in contrasting colors or black and white:
WARNING: IF YOU DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR LET ANYONE DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR VEHICLE. The police SEIZE cars and trucks driven by intoxicated drivers. A vehicle will be IMPOUNDED for 30 days for the driver’s first DUI offense. A vehicle will be FORFEITED if the driver has been convicted of DUI in the past ten (10) years.
C. Mandatory Identification Check in the Retail Sale of Marijuana. A retail marijuana store shall refuse to sell marijuana or a marijuana product to a person who does not produce a form of valid photographic identification showing that person and the persons that person entered with are all twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
1. A valid form of photographic identification includes:
a. An unexpired, unaltered passport;
b. An unexpired, unaltered driver’s license, instruction permit, or identification card of any state or territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or a province of Canada;
c. An identification card issued by a federal or state agency authorized to issue a driver’s license or identification card.
D. Security Personnel. Each premises licensed for consumption shall employ at least one (1) person who shall be on duty during open business hours. This person shall not be the budtender on duty, and shall be on duty for the express purpose of maintaining order within the establishment and assuring compliance, by the clientele, with the provisions of this chapter.
E. Video Surveillance. The city adopts the provisions of 3 AAC 306.720 regarding video surveillance as they currently exist and as they may be amended in the future.
F. Premises to Be Cleared Upon Closing. Upon closing, licensees shall clear the marijuana establishment of all persons, other than necessary employees, within fifteen (15) minutes after the closing hours.
G. Age Limit Signs to Be Exhibited. Each entry to a retail marijuana store must be posted with a sign that says, “No one under twenty-one (21) years of age allowed.” The sign must be not less than twelve (12) inches long and twelve (12) inches wide, with letters at least one-half (1/2) inch in height in high contrast to the background of the sign. [Ord. 16-18 § 2.]