This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as "An Ordinance to Control Access to Tobacco Products".
[Amended 4-10-2018 by Ord. No. 1938]
A. It shall be unlawful to sell tobacco or any nicotine delivery products,
excluding FDA-approved products for smoking cessation, to a person
under 21 years of age.
B. Every vendor of any tobacco product shall post a sign in a conspicuous
place near each cash register that states: "Sale of tobacco products
to minors under the age of 21 is prohibited by law. Legal proof of
age must be shown. A person who sells or offers to sell a tobacco
product to a person under 21 years of age may be prosecuted in accordance
with state and local law."
[Amended 4-10-2018 by Ord. No. 1938]
It shall be unlawful for a tobacco retailer to sell or permit
to be sold tobacco to any individual without requesting and examining
identification from the purchaser positively establishing the purchaser's
age as 21 years or greater, unless the seller has some other conclusive
basis for determining the buyer is over the age of 21 years.
No provision of this chapter shall be construed
or interpreted to allow the sale of tobacco products where it is otherwise
restricted by other laws.