(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or dispense any tobacco product to a minor through the use of a vending machine.
(b) Tobacco products may be offered for sale or sold within the county from a vending machine only in an establishment where the vending machine is located within the immediate vicinity, plain view and control of a responsible employee, so that all tobacco purchases will be readily observable by that employee. The vending machine shall not be located in a coat room, restroom, unmonitored hallway, outer waiting area, or similar unmonitored area; nor shall the vending machine be accessible to the public when the establishment is closed.
(1976 Code, § 15-43) (Ord. 2245, § 3, passed 4-16-1991)