It shall be unlawful for a tobacco/cigarette retailer to sell or permit
to be sold tobacco/cigarettes to any individual without requesting and examining
identification from the purchaser positively establishing the purchaser's
age as 18 years or greater unless the seller has some other conclusive basis
for determining the buyer is over the age of 18 years.
It shall be unlawful to offer for sale or to sell tobacco/cigarettes
through a tobacco/cigarette vending machine or from a freestanding or attached
display of tobacco/cigarettes in the Borough of Upper Saddle River.
All tobacco/cigarette machines made unlawful by the terms of this chapter
shall be removed within 30 days from the effective date of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
HEALTH OFFICER
The administrative officer of the Upper Saddle River Board of Health
and/or his or her authorized representatives.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, cooperative, association, corporation,
personal representative, receiver, trustee, assignee or any other legal entity.
TOBACCO
Any product made from the tobacco plant for the purpose of smoking,
chewing, inhaling and other personal use, including cigars, chewing tobacco,
pipe tobacco, snuff and cigarettes in any form.
TOBACCO RETAILER
Any person or entity who or which operates a store, stand, booth,
concession or place at which sales of tobacco are made to purchasers for consumption
or use; also, a person or entity who or which owns, operates or uses a vending
machine and/or vending machine location.
VENDING MACHINE
Any automated, self-service device which, upon insertion of money,
tokens or any form of payment, dispenses cigarettes or other tobacco products
in any form.
This chapter shall be liberally construed for the protection of the
health, safety and welfare of the people of the Borough of Upper Saddle River.
The Board of Health may suspend the retail food establishment license
of any person convicted of violation of this chapter for a period of not more
than three days in addition to a fine, pursuant to the authority of the Board
of Health to license and regulate food establishments as provided by N.J.S.A.
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