For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMPLIANCE CHECK. An inspection conducted with the intention of assessing retail sales of tobacco products to minors and enforcing age-of-sales laws. COMPLIANCE CHECKS are conducted by having designated persons under the age of 18 years of age attempt to purchase tobacco products from vendors.
LICENSE. A license issued by the city for the retail sale of tobacco products.
LICENSEE. The holder of a valid license for the retail sale of tobacco products.
MINOR. Any person under the age of 18 years of age.
PUBLIC PLACE. An area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to, any right-of-way, mall or shopping center, park, playground and any other property owned by the city, any school district or any park district.
SELF-SERVICE DISPLAYS. Open displays of tobacco products and point-of sale tobacco promotional products that the public has access to without intervention of a store employee.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Any substance containing tobacco leaf, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco.
VENDING MACHINE. Any mechanical, electric or electronic, self-service device which, upon insertion of money, tokens or any form of payment, dispenses tobacco products.
(Ord. 2991, passed 11-13-2012)