(A) Possession by minors prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 years of age to possess any tobacco product or to misrepresent his or her age or identity for the purpose of obtaining tobacco products.
(B) Sale to minors prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, give away, or deliver any tobacco product to any person under the age of 18 years old.
(C) Minimum age to sell tobacco products. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage, employ, or permit any person under the age of 18 years of age to sell tobacco products.
(D) Public signs. Signs informing the public of the age restriction for the purchase of tobacco products shall be posted at or near every display or tobacco products, and shall read as follows:
“The sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of 18 is prohibited by law.”
(E) Definition of tobacco products. For the purposes of this section, the term TOBACCO PRODUCT shall mean any substance containing tobacco leaf, including but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, other smoking tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco, or any other product made wholly or in part of tobacco irrespective of whether or not such tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient.
(F) Charging violations. Only duly appointed and authorized peace officers shall have authority to sign complaints and charge violations of this section.
(Prior Code, § 4-6-1) (Ord. passed 8-17-1999) Penalty, see § 130.99