A. Any Person, Business, tobacco retailer, or other establishment subject to this Chapter shall post plainly visible signs at the point of purchase of Tobacco Products which state “THE SALE OF TABACCO PRODUCTS BY PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. PHOTO ID REQUIRED.” The letters of said sign shall be at least one quarter (1/4) inch high.

B. No Person, Business, tobacco retailer, or owner, manager, or operator of any establishment subject to this Chapter shall sell, offer to sell, or permit to be sold any Tobacco Product to an individual without requesting and examining identification establishing the purchaser’s age as eighteen year of greater unless the seller has some reasonable basis for determining the buyer’s age.

C. It shall be unlawful for any Person, Business, or tobacco retailer to sell, permit to be sold or offer for sale any Tobacco Product by means of self-service displays or by any other means other than vendor-assisted sales.

D. No Person, Business, tobacco retailer or other establishment subject to this Chapter shall locate, install, keep, maintain or use, or permit the location, installation, keeping, maintenance or use on his, her, or its Premises any vending machine for the purpose of selling or distributing any Tobacco Product. Any tobacco vending machine in use on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Chapter shall be removed within thirty (30) days after said effective date.

E. Any Person, Business, tobacco retailer, or owner, manager, or operator of any establishment subject to this Chapter who violates any provision of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine as provided for in Penal Code section 308(a), as may be amended from time to time. (Ord. 2016-6 § 3, 2016.)