(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, including a licensee, to sell, offer for sale, give away or deliver tobacco or alternative nicotine products to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.
(b) Signs informing the public of the age restriction provided for herein shall be posted by every licensee at or near every display of tobacco or alternative nicotine products and on or upon every vending machine which offers tobacco or alternative nicotine products for sale. Each such sign shall be plainly visible and shall state:
"THE SALE OF TOBACCO OR ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW."
The text of such signs shall be in red letters on a white background, said letters to be at least one inch (1") high.
(c) Every licensee or any officer, associate, member, representative, agent or employee of such licensee shall refuse to sell, deliver or give tobacco or alternative nicotine products to any person who is unable to produce adequate written evidence of identity and of the fact that he or she is twenty-one (21) years of age or older. "Adequate written evidence" shall be a document issued by a federal, state, county or municipal government or subdivision or agency thereof, including but not limited to a motor vehicle operator's license or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any licensee to sell, offer for sale, give away or deliver any tobacco product in violation of any state, county or municipal law or ordinance imposing any tobacco product excise tax.
(Ord. 5598, 3-15-21)