The Mayor and Board of Trustees expressly find and declare that:
(A) (1) Cigarette smoking is dangerous to human health; and
(2) There exists substantial scientific evidence that the use of tobacco products and alternative nicotine produces cause cancer, heart disease and various other medical disorders; and
(3) The Surgeon General of the United States has declared that nicotine addiction from tobacco and alternative nicotine products is similar to addiction to cocaine, and is the most widespread example of drug dependence in this country; and
(4) The present legislative scheme of prohibiting sales of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 has proven ineffective in preventing such persons from using tobacco products.
(B) The enactment of this chapter directly pertains to and is in furtherance of the health, welfare and safety of the residents of the village, particularly those residents under 21 years of age.
(Ord. 96-0-057, passed 11-5-96; Am. Ord. 2019-O-038, passed 7-16-19; Am. Ord. 2024-O-026, passed 5-21-24)