(a) No person under eighteen years of age shall purchase, possess and/or consume in any manner or form cigarettes or any tobacco product.
(b) Subsection (a) hereof is not an offense if the person under eighteen years of age was in possession of an unopened container of the cigarette or other tobacco product while performing their specified duties at a lawful place of employment.
(c) No parent, legal guardian or caretaker shall permit, allow, condone or facilitate a child under eighteen years of age to purchase, possess and/or consume in any manner or form cigarettes or any tobacco products.
(d) Whoever violates subsections (a) or (c) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(1) A first time offender of subsections (a) or (c) hereof may be required to take four hours of educational awareness classes on the hazards of tobacco uses, in lieu of a fine.
(2) A second time offender of subsections (a) or (c) hereof may be required to take eight hours of educational awareness classes on the hazards of tobacco use, in lieu of a fine.
(3) A third time offender of subsections (a) or (c) hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 456-91. Passed 5-28-91.)