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 Chapter 12. OFFENSES

  § 12-22. Furnishing tobacco products to minors; sale of tobacco products in vending machines.  

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  • (a)

    Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Tobacco products means cigars, cheroots, stogies, periques, granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, and other smoking tobacco, snuff, snuff flour, cavendish, plus and twist tobacco, fine-cut and other chewing tobaccos, shorts, refuse scraps, clippings, cuttings and sweepings of tobacco and other kinds and forms of tobacco, prepared in such manner as to be suitable for chewing or for smoking in a pipe or otherwise, or for both chewing and smoking.

    Smokeless tobacco product means any finely cut, ground, powered, or leaf tobacco that is intended to be placed in the oral cavity or nasal passage, including but not limited to snuff and chewing tobacco.

    (b)

    Prohibitions.

    (1)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly furnish to any person who is under eighteen (18) years of age by gift, sale or any other means, any cigarettes or tobacco products, as defined in subsection (a) above.

    (2)

    It shall be unlawful for any person who is under eighteen (18) years of age to purchase any cigarettes or tobacco products, as defined in subsection (a) above.

    (3)

    It shall be unlawful for any person under eighteen (18) years of age to have in such persons' possession any cigarettes or tobacco products, as defined in subsection (a) above.

    (4)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell any smokeless tobacco product by use of a vending machine or other coin-operated machine.

    (5)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any cigarettes or tobacco products, other than a smokeless tobacco product, by use of a vending machine or any other coin-operated machine which does not display the following warning sign:

    WARNING

    IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANY PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO PURCHASE CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND, UPON CONVICTION, A FINE MAY BE IMPOSED.

    The warning sign shall be displayed in a prominent place on such machine at all times and shall have a minimum height of three (3) inches and a width of six (6) inches.

    (c)

    A violation of the provisions of subsection (b)(5) above shall not constitute a violation of any other provisions of this section.

(Ord. of 6-1990, 6-26-90, eff. 6-29-90)