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MT. VERNON, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
CHAPTER 112: REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Section
   112.01   Legislative findings, declaration and purpose
   112.02   Definitions
   112.03   License required
   112.04   License fee
   112.05   Non-transferability of license
   112.06   Prohibited sales/distribution
   112.07   Warning signs
   112.08   Identification required
   112.09   Minimum age to purchase or accept tobacco products
   112.10   Minimum age to sell tobacco products
   112.11   Vending machines prohibited
   112.12   Proximity to certain institutions
   112.13   Tobacco samples and certain free distributions prohibited
   112.14   Out-of-package sales prohibited
   112.15   Vendor-assisted sales
   112.16   Responsibility for agents and employees
   112.17   Use or possession by minors prohibited
   112.18   Inspection
   112.19   Sales/distribution violation
   112.20   Purchase/possession violations
   112.21   Suspension and revocation of license
   112.22   Non-retaliation
   112.23   Severability
   112.24   Enforcement
   112.25   Conflict
   112.26   Effective date
§ 112.01 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS, DECLARATION AND PURPOSE.
   The Mt. Vernon City Council finds cigarette smoking and other tobacco use by minors a grave public health problem. Therefore, the purpose of this Article is to implement a strict and enforceable system to prevent the illegal sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors.
   (A)   Findings:
      (1)   Cigarette smoking is dangerous to human health;
      (2)   There exists substantial scientific evidence that the use of tobacco products causes cancer, heart disease, and various other medical disorders;
      (3)   The Surgeon General of the United States has declared that nicotine addiction from tobacco is similar to addiction to cocaine and is the most widespread example of drug dependence in this country;
      (4)   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that among persons who have ever tried a cigarette, more than eighty (80) percent reported having had their first cigarette before age eighteen (18); and
      (5)   The National Institute on Drug Abuse has found that cigarette smoking precedes and may be predictive of adolescent illicit drug use.
   (B)   The enactment of this Article intends to further the health, welfare and safety of the residents of the City of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, particularly those residents under eighteen (18) years of age.
(Prior Code, Art. 30, § 1)
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