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 purchasers 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 Leonia.
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 Leonia Board of Health, and/or
his/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 that operates a store, stand, booth, concession,
or place at which sales of tobacco are made to purchasers for consumption
or use. Tobacco retailer shall also mean a person or entity that owns, operates
or uses a vending machine and/or vending machine location.
VENDING MACHINES
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 Leonia.