(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.
SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT. Any finely cut, ground, powered or leaf tobacco that is intended to be placed in the oral cavity or nasal passage, including, but not limited to, snuff and chewing tobacco.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Cigars, cheroots, stogies, periques, granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed and other smoking tobacco, snuff, snuff flour, cavendish, plus and twist tobacco, fine cut and other chewing tobaccos, shorts, refuse scraps, clipping, cuttings and sweepings of tobacco and other forms of tobacco, prepared in such manner as to be suitable for chewing or for smoking in a pipe or otherwise, or for both chewing and smoking.
(B) Prohibitions.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly furnish to any person who is under 18 years of age by gift, sale or any other means, any cigarettes or tobacco products, as defined in division (A) above.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person who is under 18 years of age to purchase any cigarettes or tobacco products, as defined in division (A) above.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to have in such person’s possession any cigarette or tobacco products, as defined in division (A) above.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell any smokeless tobacco product by use of a vending machine or other coin-operated machine.
(5) (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any cigarettes or tobacco products, other than a smokeless tobacco product, by use of a vending machine, any other coin-operated machine which does not display the following warning sign or wherever tobacco products are sold:
WARNING IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANY PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO PURCHASE OR HAVE IN THEIR POSSESSION CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND, UPON CONVICTION, A FINE MAY BE IMPOSED. |
(b) The warning sign shall be displayed in a prominent place where ever tobacco products are sold and shall have a minimum height of three inches and a width of six inches.
(Ord. passed 1-10-2003) Penalty, see § 130.99