4-64-520 Restrictions on hiring persons under 21 years of age.

   (a)   Persons engaged in the business of retail tobacco dealer may engage, employ or permit a person under 21 years of age to work on the licensed premises, if the person under 21 years of age has no duties relating to the sale, dispensing, service or delivery of tobacco products on the premises.

   (b)   A licensee who engages, employs or permits a person under 21 years of age to work pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not assign or permit that person to perform any duties or acts relating to the sale, dispensing, service or delivery of tobacco products on the premises.

   (c)   A licensee who engages, employs or permits persons under 21 years of age to work as allowed in subsection (a) of this section shall comply with the Illinois Child Labor Law in connection with the employment of any person under the age of 16 years.

   (d)   A licensee who engages, employs or permits persons under 21 years of age to work as allowed in subsection (a) of this section shall be responsible for ensuring that such person does not consume, obtain or possess tobacco products on the licensed premises.

(Added Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. IV, § 5)

ARTICLE VI. RESERVED* (4-64-600 et seq.)

* Editor’s note – Coun. J. 4-18-18, p. 76348, § 12, repealed former Article VI, which pertained to tobacco product samplers.

4-64-600 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 4-18-18, p. 76348, § 13, repealed former § 4-64-600, which pertained to legal duties – tobacco product sampler.

4-64-615 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 4-18-18, p. 76348, § 14, repealed former § 4-64-615, which pertained to prohibited locations – tobacco product samplers.

ARTICLE VII. GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROHIBITIONS AND SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT MINORS FROM OBTAINING TOBACCO ILLEGALLY (4-64-700 et seq.)

4-64-700 Use of improper identification to purchase tobacco products – Prohibited.

   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any individual under the age of 21 years to misrepresent his or her identity or age, or to use any false or altered identification, for the purpose of purchasing tobacco products or tobacco accessories.

   (b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to give to any individual under the age of 21 years any identification card not duly issued to such individual, for the purpose of enabling that individual to buy tobacco products or tobacco accessories.

(Added Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. IV, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 4-18-18, p. 76348, § 15)

4-64-710 Identification cards – Prohibited acts.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to: (a) transfer, alter, or deface any identification card issued by a public officer or public agency in the performance of official duties, or (b) possess a false or forged identification card, or (c) obtain any such identification card by means of false representation.

(Added Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. IV, § 5)

4-64-720 Reward for information regarding illegal sale of cigarettes.

   (a)   Reward authorized. A reward of $100.00 for information resulting in a conviction or finding of liability for illegal sale of cigarettes, as defined in Section 4-64-100, is hereby authorized. Such reward shall be administered by the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.

   (b)   Eligibility criteria. Persons who report instances of illegal sale of cigarettes to the City by calling the City of Chicago's non-emergency telephone number, 3-1-1, or by using other verifiable means of notification (e.g. letter, e-mail) to the Department of Police or Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, will be eligible for the reward authorized under subsection (a) of this section if all of the following requirements are met: (1) the person reporting the violation identifies himself/herself and provides his/her contact information to the 3-1-1 operator or Department notified of the violation; and (2) the person reporting the violation completes and signs a witness report; and (3) the witness report results in a conviction or finding of liability for illegal sale of cigarettes of the person(s) identified in such report as having committed the violation on the date and at the time set forth in such report. City employees shall not be eligible for the reward authorized under this section.

   (c)   Reward process. The Commissioner of Health, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, shall establish processes for: (1) determining whether the eligibility criteria set forth in subsection (b) of this section for claiming the reward have been met; (2) notifying the person identified in the witness report of the fact of a conviction or finding of liability and the procedures that must be followed by such person to claim the reward; (3) notifying the Comptroller that the reward has been claimed; and (4) otherwise implementing the requirements of this section. If, in a particular case, a determination is made that more than one witness report resulted in a conviction or finding of liability, the $100.00 reward provided for under this section shall be divided equally among the person(s) who signed the applicable witness reports.

   (d)   Disclaimers. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private right of action to enforce this section. The City reserves the right, in its sole discretion, with or without notice, to terminate at any time and for any reason the reward authorized under this section. The City shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential, related in any way to such reward, or for any consequences following therefrom or related thereto.

(Added Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. IV, § 5)

ARTICLE VIII. PRICE FLOORS, COUPON PROHIBITION, AND MINIMUM PACKAGE SIZES FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS (4-64-800 et seq.)