(a) The District shall conduct an inspection, which shall include an underage buy attempt, at least once every calendar year for all retail tobacco and paraphernalia sales licenses.
(b) The District shall conduct an inspection, which shall include an underage buy attempt, at least once every calendar year for all retail tobacco and paraphernalia sales licenses.
(1) For a first violation, $500.00.
(2) Second and additional violations within two years of the first violation, $1,000.00 per violation.
(3) Violations of this Chapter which occur more than two years after a prior violation shall not be considered a second or additional violation of this Chapter if there has been no violation during the intervening time period.
(4) Giving, selling, offering for sale, or otherwise distributing cigarettes or other tobacco products or paraphernalia without a license, $1,000.00 per occurrence.
(5) Licensees have the right to appeal civil penalties in accordance with Section 1721.07 of this Chapter.
(c) The City of Springfield Division of Police retains authority to enforce Sections 2927.02 and 2927.021 of the Ohio Revised Code.