(A) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to purchase tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or electronic cigarettes, or to misrepresent their identity or age, or to display or use any false, forged or altered identification for the purpose of purchasing tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or electronic cigarettes. It shall not be a violation of this subsection for a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to purchase a tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or electronic cigarette pursuant to a plan or action to conduct an enforcement action approved by, conducted by, or conducted on behalf of the Illinois Department of State Police, the Cook County Sheriff, the Village’s Police Department, the Illinois Department of Revenue, the Illinois Department of Public Health, or a local health department.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to possess any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or electronic cigarette; provided that the possession by a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years pursuant to an enforcement action described in subsection (A) of this Section shall not be prohibited.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, furnish, give away or deliver tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or electronic cigarettes within one hundred (100) feet of any school, child care facility or other building used for education or recreational programs for persons under the age of eighteen (18) years.
(Ord. 02-2350, passed 7-9-02; Am. Ord. 19-4165, passed 8-1-19) Penalty, see § 119.101