(A) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years to possess any tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, and/or alternative nicotine products; provided that the possession by a person under the age of 21 years under the direct supervision of the parent or guardian of the person in the privacy of the parent’s or guardian’s home shall not be prohibited, and provided further that a person under the age of 21 may stock, sack and carry tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, and/or alternative nicotine products in the course of their employment.
(B) TOBACCO PRODUCTS shall be defined to mean any substance containing tobacco leaf, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco.
(C) ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM means any product or device containing nicotine, tobacco, or tobacco derivatives that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, to simulate smoking by delivering the nicotine, tobacco, or tobacco derivatives in vapor, fog, mist, gas, or aerosol form to a person inhaling from the product or device.
(D) ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCT means any noncombustible product containing nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether chewed, absorbed, dissolved, or ingested by any other means.
(Prior Code, §36-17) (Ord. 3109, §1, 5-6-1997; Am. Ord. 3213, §1, 12-1-1998; Am. Ord. 4020, §1, 1-7-2020; Am. Ord. 4047, §1, 10-6-2020) Penalty, see § 130.999