For the purpose of this article the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, fiduciary, partnership, corporation, trust, or association, however formed.
PROOF OF AGE. A driver’s license, license for identification only, or other generally accepted means of identification that describes the individual as 21 years of age or older and contains a photograph or other likeness of the individual and appears on its face to be valid.
SAMPLE. A tobacco product distributed to members of the public at no cost for the purpose of promoting the product.
SAMPLING. The distribution of samples to members of the public in a public place.
TOBACCO PRODUCT. Any product that contains tobacco and is intended for human consumption.
TRANSACTION SCAN. The process by which a seller checks, by means of a transaction scan device, the validity of a driver license or other government-issued photo identification.
TRANSACTION SCAN DEVICE. Any commercial device or combination of devices used at a point of sale or entry that is capable of deciphering in an electronically readable format the information encoded on the magnetic strip or bar code of a driver license or other government-issued photo identification.
(Ord. 3097, passed 12-18-01; Am. Ord. 3341, passed 10-6-20)