It is the policy of the city council of the city to encourage
enforcement of state and local laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco
products to, and the purchase of tobacco products by, minors. Unattended
tobacco vending machines are a primary source of tobacco products
for minors. Enactment of this chapter will make it more difficult
for minors to obtain tobacco products unlawfully.
(Prior code § 114.01)
The city council finds as follows:
A.
The
vending of tobacco products from vending machines increases the likelihood
that nonsmokers will be exposed to second-hand smoke and makes enforcement
of the city's no-smoking rules more difficult because it encourages
smokers to smoke in the public places where the vending machines are
located.
B.
The
vending of tobacco products from vending machines increases the likelihood
that minors will be able to purchase tobacco products even though
the purchase of tobacco products by minors and the sale of tobacco
products to minors is prohibited by state law.
(Prior code § 114.02)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning.
means any tobacco cigarette, cigar, pipe tobacco, smokeless
tobacco, snuff or any other form of tobacco which may be utilized
for smoking, chewing, inhalation or other manner of ingestion.
means any electronic or mechanical device, the operation
of which depends upon the insertion of money, whether-in coin or paper
bill or other thing representative of value, which dispenses or vends
a tobacco product.
(Prior code § 114.03)
A.
No person,
firm or corporation shall locate, install, keep, maintain or use or
permit the location, installation, keeping, maintenance or use on
his, her or its premises of any tobacco vending machine for the purpose
of selling or distributing any tobacco product therefrom, excepting
therefrom any cigarette machine located in any business premises from
which minor persons are excluded by law.
B.
Any
tobacco vending machine in use on the effective date of this chapter
shall be removed within six months after the effective date.
(Prior code § 114.04)
