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Cottage Grove fines two retailers after Oct. 28 tobacco compliance checks
Summary
Following Oct. 28 compliance checks, the Cottage Grove City Council imposed $300 scheduled penalties on Monsoon Tobacco and Hy‑Vee Wine & Spirits after decoy buyers under 21 completed purchases; both license holders told council they terminated the employees involved and tightened training.
The Cottage Grove City Council adopted resolutions imposing the scheduled $300 penalty for each of two tobacco compliance violations that occurred during Oct. 28 compliance checks.
Director of Public Safety Pete Kerner summarized the two cases to the council. In the Monsoon Tobacco incident, a decoy asked for ZYN nicotine pouches and presented an instructional permit; the employee completed the sale after what Kerner described as confusion…
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