Ordinance - #21-21 - 12/14/2021 - Laserfiche WebLink

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tobacco product including but not limited to cigars; cheroots; stogies; perique; granulated, plug cut, crimp cut.ready rubbed, and other smoking tobacco; snuff; snuff flour; cavendish; plug and twist tobacco; fine cut and other chewing tobaccos; shorts; refuse scraps, clippings, cuttings and sweepings of tobacco; and other kinds and forms of tobacco. Tobacco-related products means tobacco, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products as defined in this subdivision. "Tobacco- related products" does not include any tobacco product, electronic delivery device, or nicotine or lobelia delivery product that has been approved or certified by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco-cessation product, as a tobacco-dependence product, or for other medical purposes, and is marketed and sold for such an approved purpose. Tobacco-related devices means any tobacco product as well as a pipe,rolling papers, or other device intentionally designed or intended to be used in a manner which enables the chewing, sniffing,Of smoking of tobacco or tobacco products. or inhalation of vapors of tobacco or tobacco products. Tobacco-related devices include components of tobacco-related devices which may be marketed or sold separately. Vending machine means any mechanical, electric or electronic, or other type of device which dispenses tobacco,tobacco products, or tobacco-related devices upon the insertion of money,tokens,or other form of payment directly into the machine by the person seeking to purchase the tobacco,tobacco product, or tobacco related device, unless the machine can be controlled by an electronic device by an employee of the business. (Code 1978, § 7.93.02) Sec. 26-750. -Purpose. Because the city recognizes that many persons under the age of 4-821 years purchase or otherwise obtain,possess, and use tobacco,tobacco products, and tobacco-related devices, and such sales,possession,and use are violations of both state and federal laws; and because studies, which are accepted and adopted,have shown that most smokers begin smoking before they have reached the age of-1-821 years and that those persons who reach the age of-1-821 years without having started smoking are significantly less likely to begin smoking; and because smoking has been shown to be the cause of several serious health problems which subsequently place a financial burden on all levels of government;this article shall be intended to regulate the sale, possession and use of tobacco,tobacco products,and tobacco-related devices for the purpose of enforcing and furthering existing laws,to protect minors against the serious effects associated with the illegal use of tobacco,tobacco products, and tobacco-related devices, and to further the official public policy of the state in regard to preventing young people from starting to smoke as stated in Minn. Stats. § 144.391. (Code 1978, § 7.93.01) Sec. 26-751. -Penalties. Ordinance#21-21 Page 3 of 11