[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Monroe as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-28-2002 (Ch. 60 of the 1976 Code)]
No person shall dispense or cause to be dispensed
cigarettes, tobacco or smokeless tobacco products from vending machines
except as provided in Connecticut General Statutes § 12-289a(b)
and (c), and further provided that only restricted cigarette vending
machines, as defined in Connecticut General Statutes § 12-285,
shall be permitted for use within the territorial limits of the Town
of Monroe. "Restricted cigarette vending machine" means a machine
used for the dispensing of packaged cigarettes which automatically
deactivates after each individual sale, cannot be left operable after
a sale and requires, prior to each individual sale, a face-to-face
interaction or display of identification between an employee of the
area, facility or business where such machine is located and the purchaser.
Any violation of the provisions of this article
shall subject the owner/operator of any establishment in which such
cigarette vending machine is located to civil penalties equal in amount
and severity to those set forth in Connecticut General Statutes § 12-289a(g),
as the same may be amended from time to time. Those penalties shall
be assessed and collected by the Town of Monroe.
