It shall be unlawful for a licensee under this chapter to allow the sale of tobacco, tobacco products, tobacco-related devices, electronic cigarettes, electronic delivery devices, or nicotine or lobelia delivery devices by any means whereby the customer may have access to those items without having to request the item from the licensee or the licensee's employee and whereby there is not a physical exchange of the tobacco, tobacco product, tobacco-related device, or nicotine or lobelia delivery device between the licensee or his or her clerk and the customer. All tobacco, tobacco products, tobacco-related devices, electronic cigarettes, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery devices shall either be stored behind a counter or other area not freely accessible to customers, or in a case or other storage unit not left open and accessible to the general public. Any retailer selling tobacco, tobacco products, tobacco-related devices, electronic cigarettes, electronic delivery devices, or nicotine or lobelia delivery devices at the time this chapter is adopted shall comply with this section within 90 days following the effective date of this chapter. A license holder who operates an establishment or fully enclosed portion of an establishment that sells at least 90% of its products in tobacco, or tobacco products, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, or electronic cigarettes, is exempt from the self-service merchandising provision if the license holder prohibits anyone under 21 years of age from entering the establishment or fully enclosed portion of an establishment and the license holder conspicuously displays a notice prohibiting persons under 21 years of age from entering the establishment.
(Ord. 2019-2, passed 5-28-2019; Am. Ord. 2020-3, passed 8-10-2020)