A. Definitions:
MINOR: Any person between the age of sixteen (16) years and eighteen (18) years.
TOBACCO PRODUCT OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS: Cigarettes, cigarette paper, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, or any other form of tobacco product.
B. Prohibitions; Penalty:
1. From and after the effective date hereof, it shall be unlawful for a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age to purchase, receive, or have in his/her possession any tobacco product, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigarette papers, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, or any other form of tobacco product within the corporate limits of Dickson, Oklahoma.
2. Any minor who purchases, receives, or has in his or her possession any tobacco product as defined herein shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof in the municipal court of Dickson, Oklahoma, shall be liable for a fine of not more than twenty five dollars ($25.00), plus applicable court costs.
3. Any male or female under the age of sixteen (16) years, who shall have been arrested by any peace officer in Dickson, Oklahoma, for the offense of unlawful possession of any tobacco product, as defined herein, shall not be prosecuted under this section, but in lieu thereof, upon proof of age, shall be certified by the municipal judge of Dickson, Oklahoma, to the proper juvenile authorities of the district court of Carter County, Oklahoma, for such action as those officials deem just and proper.
4. This section shall not apply to any person employed in any grocery or convenience store, who as a part of his/her regular duties of employment, possesses tobacco products for the limited purposes of display, inventorying, sacking or sale.
(Ord. 54, 11-16-2000, eff. 11-16-2000)