(a) Packaging and Labeling. No tobacco retailer shall sell any tobacco product to any consumer unless the tobacco product:
(1) is sold in the manufacturer’s packaging intended for sale to consumers;
(2) conforms to all applicable federal labeling requirements; and
(3) conforms to all applicable child-resistant packaging requirements.
(b) Display of Price. The price of each tobacco product offered for sale shall be clearly and conspicuously displayed on the tobacco product or on any related shelving, posting, advertising, or display at the location where the item is sold or offered for sale.
(c) Distribution of Tobacco Samples or Promotional Items. It is unlawful for any person to distribute free or nominally priced tobacco products.
(d) Prohibition of Tobacco Coupons and Discounts. No tobacco retailer shall:
(1) Honor or redeem, or offer to honor or redeem, a coupon to allow a consumer to purchase a tobacco product for less than the full retail price;
(2) Sell any tobacco product to a consumer through a multiple-package discount or otherwise provide any such product to a consumer for less than the full retail price in consideration for the purchase of any tobacco product or any other item; or
(3) Provide any free or discounted item to a consumer in consideration for the purchase of any tobacco product.
(e) Minimum Package Size for Little Cigars and Cigars. No tobacco retailer shall sell:
(1) Any little cigar unless it is sold in a package of at least five (5) little cigars; or
(2) Any cigar unless it is sold in a package of at least five (5) cigars; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to a cigar that has a price of at least seven dollars ($7.00) per cigar, including all applicable taxes and fees.
(f) Minimum Prices for Cigarettes, Little Cigars, and Cigars. No tobacco retailer shall sell:
(1) Cigarettes at a price that is less than nine dollars ($9.00) per package of twenty (20) cigarettes, including all applicable taxes and fees;
(2) Little cigars at a price that is less than nine dollars ($9.00) per package of little cigars, including all applicable taxes and fees; or
(3) Cigars at a price that is less than seven dollars ($7.00) per cigar, including all applicable taxes and fees.
The minimum price established in this Section shall be adjusted annually by the Department in proportion with Consumer Price Index, using a system established by the Department. (§ 6, Ord. 1559, eff. December 22, 2022)