For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them.
ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS. Any product other than traditional tobacco and snuff which can be chewed, inhaled or orally ingested which contains nicotine. By way of example, and not limitation, products such as lozenges or chewing gum containing nicotine are ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS.
COMPLIANCE CHECK. An inspection conducted with the intention of assessing retail sales of tobacco products to minors and enforcing age-of-sales laws.
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. All equipment, products and materials of any kind which are peculiar to and marketed for use and planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, re-packaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing into the human body cannabis or a controlled substance in violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Control Substances Act. It includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Kits peculiar to and marketed for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing or preparing cannabis or a controlled substance;
(2) Isomerization devices peculiar to and marketed for use in increasing the potency of any species of plant which is cannabis or a controlled substance;
(3) Testing equipment peculiar to and marketed for private home use in identifying or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness or purity of cannabis or controlled substances;
(4) Diluents and adulterants peculiar to and marketed for cutting cannabis or a controlled substance by private persons;
(5) Objects peculiar to and marketed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing cannabis, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil into the human body, including, where applicable, the following items:
(a) Water pipes,
(b) Carburetion tubes and devices,
(c) Smoking and carburetion masks,
(d) Miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials,
(e) Carburetor pipes,
(f) Electric pipes,
(g) Air-driven pipes,
(h) Chillums,
(i) Bongs, and
(j) Ice pipes or chillers.
(6) Any item whose purpose, as announced or described by the seller, is for use in violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES or E-CIGARETTE. A battery-operated device that contains a combination of nicotine, flavor, or chemicals or any combination thereof that are turned into vapor which is inhaled by the user.
LICENSE. A license issued by the village for the retail sale of tobacco products.
LICENSEE. The holder of a valid license for the retail sale of tobacco products.
MINOR. Any person under the age of 18 years of age.
NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM. Any product which has the effect of delivering nicotine into human lungs.
PUBLIC PLACE. An area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to, any right-of-way, mall or shopping center, park, playground, and any other property owned by the village, any school district, or any park district.
REGULATED PRODUCTS. Products that are subject to the regulations of this chapter, including tobacco, tobacco accessories, e-cigarettes, vaping products, alternative nicotine products and any other nicotine delivery system.
SELF-SERVICE DISPLAYS. Open displays of tobacco products that the public has access to without intervention of a store employee.
TOBACCO ACCESSORIES. Any cigarette papers, pipes, holder of smoking materials of all types, cigarette rolling machines and other items designed primarily for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco products or of substances made illegal under any ordinance or statute.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Any substance containing tobacco leaf, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco.
VAPE or VAPING. The process of using an e-cigarette.
VAPING PRODUCTS. The oils, liquids, nicotine, flavorants, and other chemicals used in the process of vaping.
VENDING MACHINE. Any mechanical, electric or electronic, self-service device, which, upon insertion of money, tokens or any form of payment, dispenses tobacco products.
(Ord. 2018-O-20, passed 12-4-18)