Loading...
(A) Enforcement.
(1) Administration of this chapter shall be by the City Manager or his/her designees.
(2) Any citizen who desires to register a complaint hereunder may initiate enforcement consideration with the City Manager or his/her designees.
(3) Any owner, manager, operator or employer of any establishment subject to this chapter may inform persons violating this chapter of the appropriate provisions hereof.
(B) Violations.
(1) It is unlawful for any person who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls the use of any premises subject to the restrictions of this chapter to fail to properly post signs required hereunder.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke in any area restricted to non-smoking by the provisions of this chapter.
(C) Penalty. Any person or business who violates division (B) of this section or any other provision of this chapter, shall be guilty of an infraction, punishable by fines as specified in §§ 1-2.01 et seq. of this code.
(D) Nonretaliation. No person or employer shall discharge, refuse to hire, or in any manner retaliate against any person, employee or applicant for employment because such person exercises any rights afforded by this chapter.
(E) Other applicable laws. This chapter shall not be interpreted or construed to permit smoking where it is otherwise restricted by other applicable laws.
('66 Code, § 6-8.10) (Ord. 869-C-S, passed 9-23-93)
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the City of Antioch Tobacco-Free Youth Ordinance. It encompasses §§ 6-8.11 through 6-8.21 and § 9-5.519 of this Code. In adopting this ordinance, it is the intent of City Council to discourage teenagers from beginning the habit of smoking and to assist in the enforcement of existing tobacco products laws.
(Ord. 961-C-S, passed 9-14-99)
No manufacturer, distributor or retailer of tobacco products may market, license, distribute, sell, or cause to be marketed, licensed, distributed or sold any item or service to a minor, which bears the brand name (alone or in conjunction with any other word), logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable color or pattern of colors, or any other indicia or product identification identical with, or similar to, or identifiable with, those used for any brand of tobacco product. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent minors, or any person, from wearing or possessing such items.
(Ord. 961-C-S, passed 9-14-99)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, permit to be sold, offer for sale, or display any tobacco product by means of a self-service display rack, counter-top or shelf that allows any self-service customer access to any tobacco product.
(B) All tobacco products shall be offered for sale exclusively by means of seller assistance. Tobacco products shall be located exclusively in a locked case, located behind counters out of reach of customers, or in a similar location that is inaccessible to customers, requiring seller assistance for the customer to obtain access to the tobacco products.
(Ord. 961-C-S, passed 9-14-99)
(A) No tobacco retailer or business shall sell, offer for sale, possess with the intent to sell, offer in exchange for any form of consideration, or provide at no cost any tobacco or tobacco product that contains a constituent or additive, other than tobacco, that imparts a characterizing flavor.
(B) No tobacco retailer or business shall sell, offer for sale, possess with the intent to sell, offer in exchange for any form of consideration, or provide at no cost any electronic cigarette or e-cigarette for use with tobacco or tobacco products.
(Ord. 2207-C-S, passed 3-8-22; Am. Ord. 2215-C-S, passed 6-14-22; Am. Ord. 2228-C-S, passed 6-27-2023)
An application for a tobacco retailer's license shall be submitted in the name of the retailer who, following a finding of violation, proposes to conduct retail tobacco sales on the business premises and shall be signed by such retailer or its authorized agent. All applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the city and shall contain the following information:
(A) The names, addresses and telephone number of the applicant;
(B) The business name, address and telephone number of each establishment where tobacco is to be sold; and
(C) Such other information as the City Manager or his designee determines is necessary for implementation of this ordinance.
(Ord. 961-C-S, passed 9-14-99)
Loading...