(b) A second violation at the same tobacco retail establishment premises within a thirty-six (36)-month period shall result in a fine of six hundred dollars ($600.00), and Lorain County Public Health or appropriate designee shall suspend the tobacco retailer license for a period of not less than thirty (30) and not more than sixty (60) consecutive days.
(c) A third violation at the same tobacco retail establishment premises within a thirty-six (36)-month period shall result in a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), and the Lorain County Health Commissioner or its designee shall suspend the tobacco retail establishment's license for a period of not less than sixty (60) consecutive days. In addition to the designated fine, Lorain County Public Health or its designee may revoke the tobacco retail establishment's license.
(d) A fourth violation at the same tobacco retail establishment premises within a thirty-six (36)-month period shall result in a fine of one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) and the tobacco retail establishment's license shall be revoked.
(e) A tobacco retailer, or agent, employee or representative of a tobacco retailer that violates age verification or transaction scan requirements proscribed under Section 537.16 of the Lorain Code of Ordinances is subject to the penalties described under that section.
(Ord. 233-23. Passed 11-6-23.)