As used in this chapter, the following terms will have the meanings
indicated:
HEALTH OFFICER
The appointed Health Officer for the Borough of Hopatcong and/or
his or her authorized representative.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, cooperative, association, corporation,
personal representative, receiver, trustee, assignee or any other legal entity.
SELF-SERVICE CIGARETTE OR TOBACCO PRODUCT DISPLAY
Any shelving or storing of cigarettes in an area of the establishment
to which customers have access and/or in a location where a customer could
reach the cigarettes or tobacco products and take the same without the assistance
of an employee of the establishment.
TOBACCO
Any product made from the tobacco plant for the purpose of smoking,
chewing, handling or other personal use, including but not limited to cigars,
chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco. snuff and cigarettes in any form.
VENDING MACHINE
Any automated, self-service device which, upon insertion of money,
tokens or any other form of payment, dispenses cigarettes or other tobacco
products.
It is unlawful to sell tobacco to a person under 18 years of age in
the Borough of Hopatcong.
The following six-inch-by-eight-sign shall be posted in a conspicuous
place near each cash register in all establishments which sell tobacco products
in the Borough of Hopatcong:
SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN PROHIBITED
BY LAW. LEGAL PROOF OF AGE MUST BE SHOWN IN ORDER TO PURCHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
A PERSON WHO SELLS OR OFFERS TO SELL A TOBACCO PRODUCT TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN
YEARS OF AGE MAY BE PROSECUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW JERSEY STATE STATUTES
AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF HOPATCONG.
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It shall be unlawful for a tobacco retailer to sell or permit to be
sold tobacco to any individual without requesting and examining identification
from the purchaser positively establishing the purchaser's age of 18 years
or greater, unless the seller has some other conclusive basis for determining
the buyer is over the age of 18 years.
Tobacco vending machines are prohibited, and it shall be unlawful to
offer for sale or to sell tobacco through a tobacco vending machine in the
Borough of Hopatcong.
All tobacco vending machines made unlawful by the terms of this chapter
shall be removed within 30 days from the effective date of this chapter.
Self-service cigarette or tobacco product displays are prohibited, and
it shall be unlawful to offer for sale or to sell cigarettes or tobacco products
from a self-service display of cigarettes or tobacco products in the Borough
of Hopatcong.
Any self-service cigarette or tobacco product displays made unlawful
by the terms of this chapter shall be removed within 30 says from the effective
date of this chapter.