[Adopted 11-17-1997 by Ord.
No. 761-97]
It shall be unlawful for a tobacco retailer to sell, or permit to be
sold, any tobacco product to any individual without first requesting and 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.
In view of the indiscriminate sales of tobacco products to minors through
tobacco vending machines, all tobacco vending machines are hereby prohibited
in the Township of Rochelle Park. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
corporation or association to possess, own, operate, rent or permit the use
of or operation of a tobacco vending machine in, on or about the premises
under his or her ownership, control or management or to sell, or offer to
sell, any tobacco product through a tobacco vending machine in the Township
of Rochelle Park.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BOARD OF HEALTH
The Township of Rochelle Park Board of Health, and may be referred
to in this article as the "Board of Health," "Department" or "Board."
HEALTH OFFICER
The Health Officer of the Township of Rochelle Park and/or his or
her authorized representative.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any building or enclosed structure open to the general public and
any street, road, sidewalk, walkway, park or open space located within the
township and maintained for use by the general public.
TOBACCO PRODUCT
Any product made from the tobacco plant or containing tobacco leaf
for the purpose of smoking, chewing, inhaling or other personal use, including
but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff
and dipping tobacco. This prohibition includes products and materials of any
kind which are used or intended for use in inhaling, smoking or otherwise
introducing into the human body a tobacco substance, including but not limited
to rolling paper, metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic
pipes.
TOBACCO VENDING MACHINE
Any mechanical, electrical or electronic self-service device which,
upon insertions of moneys, tokens or any other form of payment, dispense tobacco
or tobacco products, either exclusively or as one kind of an available item.