It shall be unlawful for any person, including a tobacco retailer,
to offer for sale, to sell, give or permit to be sold or given tobacco
in any form to a person under 21 years of age.
It shall be unlawful for any tobacco retailer to sell or permit
tobacco products to be sold to any individual under the age of 21,
unless the seller has a reasonable basis for determining that the
buyer is at 21 years of age.
All tobacco vending machines and self-service displays made
unlawful by the terms of this Ordinance No. 23-2001, adopted 8-15-01,
shall be removed within 30 days from the effective date of Ordinance
No. 23-2001 from premises in the City of South Amboy.
A tobacco vending machine which is prohibited by this chapter
may be taken into custody by municipal authorities. Any machine so
taken shall be returned to its owner upon payment of the reasonable
costs incurred in connection with the taking.
HEALTH OFFICER
The Administrative Officer of the South Amboy Board of Health
and/or his or her authorized representatives.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, cooperative, association, corporation,
person representative, receiver, trustee, assignee or any other legal
entity.
TOBACCO RETAILER
Any person or entity that operates a store, stand, booth
concession or place at which sales of tobacco are made to purchasers
for consumption or use and who is licensed under the Cigarette Tax
Act (N.J.S.A. 54:40A-1 et seq.)
VENDING MACHINE
Any automated, self-service device which, upon insertion
of money, tokens or any other form of payments, dispenses cigarettes
or other form of payments, dispenses cigarettes or other tobacco products.