As used in this article, unless the context
or subject matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
DISTRIBUTOR
Any person who owns, rents, or obtains a share of the income
of any cigarette dispensing device in consideration for servicing
the same but shall not include any person upon whose premises said
device is located.
OPERATOR
Any person upon whose premises any coin-controlled cigarette
dispensing device is located whether said device is owned, rented
or operated on a percentage basis by the proprietor or the person
where the same is located.
The provisions of this article shall not be
deemed to permit the possession or use of any device or machine prohibited
by law.
It shall be unlawful for any operator to have
in his or her possession or on any premises owned, leased, or controlled
by him or her, any coin-controlled cigarette dispensing device unless
the same shall bear a distributor's sticker duly issued by the City
Clerk.
All licenses and stickers issued pursuant to
this article shall expire on December 31st of each year.