[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of South Plainfield 10-9-1997 by Ord. No. 1465. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
In any store, retail establishment or premises
which offers cigarettes or tobacco products for sale to the public
at large, the display of cigarettes or other tobacco products on counter
areas within the reach of minors is hereby prohibited. All store owners
or operators shall be required to place cigarettes or other tobacco
products in a restricted area that can only be accessed by store employees
and cannot be directly reached or accessed by any store patron.
Any store owner or manager violating the provisions
of this chapter by allowing easy access to cigarettes or other tobacco
products by the public at large shall be subject to a fine not exceeding
$2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.
Each day which said violation continues shall be considered a separate
offense and shall be subject to a separate fine.
