For the purposes of this chapter, the following words are defined:
"Business"
means any sole proprietorship, joint venture, corporation
or other business entity formed for profit-making purposes, including
retail establishments where goods or services are sold as well as
professional corporations and other entities where legal, medical
dental, engineering, architectural or other professional services
are delivered.
"City"
shall mean the City of Imperial Beach.
"Employee"
means any person who is employed by any employer in consideration
for direct or indirect wages or profit, and any person who volunteers
his or her services for a nonprofit entity.
"Minor"
means any individual under the age of 18 years.
"Person"
shall mean any individual, partnership, co-operative association,
private corporation, personal representative, receiver, trustee, assignee,
or any other legal entity.
"Self-service merchandising"
means open display of tobacco products and point-of-sale
tobacco-related promotional products to which the public has access
without the intervention of any employee.
"Tobacco product"
means any tobacco cigarette, cigar, pipe tobacco, smokeless
tobacco, snuff or any other form of tobacco which may be utilized
for smoking, chewing, inhaling or other manner of ingestion.
"Tobacco retailer"
means any person or governmental entity that operates a store,
stand, boot, concession, or other place at which sales of tobacco
products are made to purchasers for consumption or use.
"Tobacco vending machine"
means any electronic or mechanical device or appliance the
operation of which depends upon the insertion of money, whether in
coin or paper currency, or other things representative of value, which
dispenses or releases tobacco product.
"Vendor-assisted"
means only a store employee has access to the tobacco product
and assists the customer by supplying the product. The customer does
not take possession of the product until it is purchased.
(Ord. 96-905 § 1)
This chapter shall not be interpreted or construed to permit
tobacco vending machines and distribution of tobacco product samples
where they are otherwise restricted by other applicable law.
(Ord. 96-905 § 1)