§ 48-20. Tobacco vending machines prohibited and exceptions.

(a)

Except as provided by subsection (b), a retailer or other person may not:

(1)

Offer cigarettes or tobacco products for sale in a manner that permits a customer direct access to the cigarettes or tobacco products; or

(2)

Install or maintain a vending machine containing cigarettes or tobacco products.

(b)

Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1)

Facility or business that is not open to persons younger than eighteen (18) years of age at any time; or

(2)

That part of a facility or business that is a humidor or other enclosure designed to store cigars in a climate-controlled environment.

(Ord. No. 7027, § 2, 4-22-97; Ord. No. 7048, § 2, 6-3-97; Ord. No. 8740, § 1, 12-14-06)