For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings defined herein.
(A) "CIGARETTE" means a roll for smoking of any size or shape, made wholly or partly of tobacco, whether the tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with another ingredient, if the wrapper or cover of the roll is made of paper or a material other than tobacco.
(B) "DISTRIBUTOR" means a person who brings cigarettes or tobacco products, or causes them to be brought, into the City, and who sells or distributes them to others in the City.
(C) "ELECTRONIC SMOKING PRODUCT" means, without including marijuana as defined in AS 11.71.900:
(1) Any product containing or delivering nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption that can be used by a person through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product, of any size or shape, whether the product is manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, vape pen, or any other product name or descriptor; or
(2) A component, solution, alternative tobacco product, e-liquid, e-juice, vapor product, flavoring, or other related product of an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or other similar device of any size or shape used for, or to assist with, aerosolizing and inhaling chemical substances that may cause an adverse effect on human health.
(D) "IN TRANSIT" means passing through the City while solely in the possession of a common carrier, shipping, cargo, or freight operator or private carrier, other than a distributor, and where title to the goods does not pass while in the City.
(E) "TOBACCO PRODUCT" means:
(1) A cigar;
(2) A cheroot;
(3) A stogie;
(4) A perique;
(5) Snuff and snuff flour;
(6) Smoking tobacco, including granulated, plug-cut, crimp-cut, ready-rubbed, and any form of tobacco suitable for smoking in a pipe or cigarette;
(7) Chewing tobacco, including cavendish, twist, plug, scrap, and tobacco suitable for chewing;
(8) An article or product made wholly or in part of tobacco or a tobacco substitute or otherwise containing nicotine, other than a cigarette, that is expected or intended for human consumption, but not including a product prescribed by a licensed physician or a product that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco use cessation product or for other medical purposes and which is being marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose; and
(9) An electronic smoking product.
(F) "WHOLESALE PRICE" means the price the distributor pays for a tobacco product, after deduction of a discount or other reduction received by the distributor for quantity or cash.
(Ord. 2021-02, passed 3-30-21)