1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 4757, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 47, line 26, after "
342.17" insert "
or a municipal or county cannabis store authorized
1.3under section 342.32, subdivision 5,"
1.4Page 49, line 7, after the period, insert "
If any qualified applicant is a city or county
1.5seeking to establish, own, or operate a municipal cannabis store authorized under
section
1.6342.32, subdivision 5, the office must issue a license preapproval to that applicant
before
1.7awarding any other licenses or conducting a lottery under this subdivision. Notwithstanding
1.8subdivision 1, paragraph (b), a license issued to a city or county must not be counted
against
1.9the maximum number of licenses made available in an application period."
1.10Page 61, line 1, after "
(b)" insert "
If any applicant that meets the minimum qualifications
1.11in subdivision 3 is a city or county seeking to establish, own, or operate a municipal
cannabis
1.12store authorized under section 342.32, subdivision 5, the office must issue a license
to that
1.13applicant before issuing any other licenses under this section or holding a lottery
to randomly
1.14select license recipients. Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a license issued to a city
or county
1.15must not be counted against the maximum number of licenses made available in an
1.16application period."