For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DISTRIBUTE. To give, sell, deliver, dispense or issue or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense or issue, or cause or hire any person to give, sell, deliver, dispense, issue or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense or issue.
LICENSEE. Any person (as defined herein) holding a license to sell tobacco products at retail.
MINOR. A person who has not yet reached 18 years of age.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, trustee, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, excepting the United States of America, the State of Illinois, and any political subdivision thereof.
PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION. Any officially issued card containing the bearer's date of birth that includes a photograph of the person seeking to purchase tobacco products and that is accepted as proof of age under Illinois law.
POINT OF SALE. A store, building, structure, or any other separate place of business maintained by a seller from which tobacco products are made available for sale or distribution to consumers. POINT OF SALE does not include separate cash registers or service counters within a store or other place of business.
RETAILER. Any person who sells tobacco products to individuals for personal consumption. This definition includes the owner of the business and any employees of the business.
TOBACCO PRODUCT SAMPLE. A tobacco product distributed to members of the general public at no cost or at nominal cost for purposes of promoting the product.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Any substance containing tobacco leaf including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, snuff smoking tobacco, and/or smokeless tobacco.
VENDING MACHINE. Any mechanical, electronic or self-service device which upon insertion of money, tokens or any other form of payment, automatically dispenses tobacco products.
(Ord. 18-09, passed 4-10-2018)