(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, including any licensee, to sell, offer for sale, give away or deliver tobacco products to any person under the age of 18 years.
(B) Signs informing the public of the age restrictions provided for herein shall be posted by every licensee at or near every display of tobacco products on or upon every vending machine which offers tobacco products for sale. Each such sign shall be plainly visible and shall state:
PURCHASE AND POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
The text of such signs shall be in red letters on a white background, the letters to be at least one inch high.
(C) It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, give away, or display tobacco products for sale at any location where the consumer can acquire those products through self-service. All tobacco products will be displayed from behind a sales/service counter so that no consumer can access tobacco products without assistance by an employee of the licensee. This restriction shall not apply to customer self- service from vending machines as described in § 116.108.
(Am. Ord. 01-27, passed 8-8-01; Am. Ord. 05-55, passed 11-23-05) Penalty, see § 116.999