(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) Sells, gives or causes to be sold or given a tobacco product to a minor; or
(2) Sells, gives or causes to be sold or given a tobacco product to another person who delivers it to a minor.
(b) If an offense under this section occurs in connection with a sale by an employee of the owner of a store in which tobacco products are sold at retail, the employee is responsible for the offense and is subject to prosecution.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (a)(1) of this section that the person to whom the tobacco product was sold or given presented to the defendant valid proof of identification.
(d) Proof of identification is valid for purposes of subsection (c) of this section if it contains a physical description and photograph consistent with the person's appearance, purports to establish that the person is 18 years of age or older and was issued by a governmental agency. The proof of identification may include a driver's license issued by this state or another state, a passport or an identification card issued by a state or the federal government.
(Prior Code, § 13-181-1; Ord. of 3-24-2015)