(A) No person, firm, association or corporation in the business of selling or otherwise distributing cigarettes or other tobacco or smoking products for commercial purposes shall in the course of such business distribute, or direct, authorize, or permit any agent or employee to distribute, any cigarette or other tobacco or smoking product, including smokeless tobacco product; or coupons, certificates, or other written material which may be redeemed for tobacco products without charge, to any person on any public street or sidewalk or in any public park or playground or on any other public ground or in any public building.
(B) No agent or employee of any person, firm association or corporation in the business of selling or otherwise distributing cigarettes or other tobacco or smoking products for commercial purposes shall in the course of such business distribute, any cigarette or product; or coupons, certificates, or other written material which may be redeemed for tobacco products without charge, to any person on any public street or sidewalk or in any public park or playground or on any other public ground or in any public building.
(C) For purposes of this section,
PUBLIC GROUND and PUBLIC BUILDING include sports arenas as defined in § 6-8.02, and any entertainment facility, except a bar, whether enclosed or not, for which a charge is made for admission, whether publicly or privately owned.
(D) Out of package sales. No person shall sell or offer for sale cigarettes or smokeless tobacco not in the original packaging provided by the manufacturer.
('66 Code, § 6-8.09) (Ord. 869-C-S, passed 9-23-93) Penalty, see § 6-8.10