For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DISTRIBUTE. To give, sell, deliver, dispense or issue or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense or issue, or cause or hire any person to give, sell, deliver, dispense, issue or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense or issue.
LICENSEE. Any person obtaining a tobacco product retailer's license under this chapter.
PERSON. An individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, trustee, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, excepting die United States of America, die State of Illinois, and any political subdivision thereof.
PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION. Any officially issued card containing the bearer's date of birth that includes a photograph of the person seeking to purchase tobacco products, and that is accepted as proof of age under Illinois law.
POINT OF SALE. A store, stand, building vending machine or any other separate place of business maintained by a seller from which tobacco products are made available for sale or distribution to consumers. POINT OF SALE does not include separate cash registers or service counters within a store or other place of business.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any area to which the public is invited or permitted.
RETAILER. Any person who sells tobacco products to individuals for personal consumption, or who operates a facility containing vending machines that dispense tobacco products, or self-service displays of tobacco products.
SAMPLE. A tobacco product distributed to members of the general public at no cost or at nominal cost for purposes of promoting the product.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Any substance containing tobacco leaf, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes and vaping products including Juul, alternative nicotine products, and e-liquids and solutions, regardless of whether they contain nicotine.
VENDING MACHINE. Any mechanical, electronic or self-service device which upon insertion of money, tokens or any other form of payment, automatically dispenses tobacco products.
(Ord. 688, passed 10-9-01; Ord. 1113, passed 8-13-19)