(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell any tobacco product or electronic delivery device by use of a vending machine or other coin-operated machine; except that, tobacco products or electronic delivery devices may be sold at retail, through vending machines only in places to which minors are not permitted access and such vending machine is under the direct supervision of the owner of the establishment or an adult employee of the owner.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or allow upon premises controlled by such person an operable vending machine containing any tobacco product or electronic delivery device unless such vending machine is located in a place where minors are not permitted access and such vending machine is under direct supervision of the owner of the establishment or an adult employee of the owner.
(C) As used in this chapter, UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION means the vending machine shall be in plain view of the adult employee or owner during regular business hours.
(Prior Code, § 612.5) (Ord. 478, passed 11-7-2002; Ord. 588, passed 2-4-2016) Penalty, see § 111.999