537.161 POSSESSION AND USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS PROHIBITED.
   (a)    No person shall give, sell, transfer or otherwise distribute cigarettes or other tobacco products to any person under the age of 21 years.
   (b)    No person under the age of 21 years shall possess, smoke, or use cigarettes, tobacco products or any substance containing tobacco.
   (c)    No person under the age of 21 years shall order, pay for, purchase, share the cost of or attempt to purchase cigarettes or other tobacco products.
   (d)    No person under the age of 21 years shall knowingly show or give false information concerning his or her name, age or other identification for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining cigarettes or other tobacco products in any place in the City where cigarettes or other tobacco products are sold.
   (e)    No person shall knowingly furnish any false information as to the name, age or other identification of any person under 21 years of age for the purpose of obtaining, or with the intent to obtain, cigarettes or other tobacco products for a person under 21 years of age, by purchase or as a gift.
   (f)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of underage tobacco prohibition, a minor misdemeanor. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
   (g)    The provisions of this Section are meant to be read in harmony with the provisions of Chapter 729. To the extent any provision of this Section conflicts with a provision in Chapter 729, the provision of Chapter 729 shall control.
(Ord. 2018-94. Passed 2-25-19.)