(a) Definitions.
(1) “Public place” means any public street, sidewalk or park, or any area open to the general public in any publicly-owned or operated building.
(2) “Tobacco product” means any product that contains tobacco and is intended for human consumption.
(b) Prohibitions.
(1) It is unlawful for a person who has not attained 18 years of age:
A. To possess a tobacco product in a public place.
B. To purchase or accept receipt of a tobacco product, or to offer to any person any purported proof of age which is false, fraudulent, or not actually that person's own for the purpose of purchasing or receiving any tobacco product.
(2) It is not unlawful for a person under 18 years of age to handle or transport tobacco products as a part of and in the course of such person's employment.
(c) Penalties. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Chapter 698. The Juvenile Court may, in its discretion, also impose community service work in lieu of a fine.
(Ord 8-00. Passed 3-13-00.)