The Board of Health hereby finds and determines as follows:
A. The Surgeon General of the United States has previously called for
a ban on the sale of cigarettes from vending machines.
B. The State of New Jersey has banned the sale or furnishing of cigarettes
or tobacco in any form to minors, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.
C. The Board of Health is presently unable to prevent the sale of cigarettes
or tobacco in any form to minors from vending machines and no penalty
has been imposed by State statute upon minors for the purchase of
cigarettes.
D. By virtue of the powers granted to it by N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq.,
the Board of Health is authorized to enact ordinances consistent with
the laws of this State as it may deem necessary and proper for the
protection of persons and for the preservation of the public health
of the Borough and its inhabitants.