§ 111.10 ILLEGAL ACTS.
   (A)   No person under the age of 18 years shall possess any tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco- related device or enter the premises of a tobacco shop unless accompanied by their parent or guardian. This division (A) shall not apply when the person is in the household of his or her guardian, and shall not apply to minors lawfully involved in a compliance check on behalf of the city.
   (B)   It shall be a violation of this chapter for any minor to smoke, chew, sniff or otherwise use any tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco-related device.
   (C)    It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person under the age of 21 to purchase or attempt to purchase, or otherwise obtain any tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco-related device. It shall also be a violation of this chapter for any person to purchase or otherwise obtain such items on behalf of a minor, or for any person to coerce, or attempt to coerce a minor, to illegally purchase or otherwise obtain or use any tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco-related device. This division (C) shall not apply to minors lawfully involved in a compliance check on behalf of the city.
   (D)   No minor shall attempt to disguise his or her age by use of a false form of identification, whether the identification is that of another person or one on which the age of the person has been modified or tampered with to represent an age older than the actual age of the person.
(Ord. 2002-5, passed 3-12-2002; Ord. 2020-04, passed 2-11-2020) Penalty, see § 111.99