(a) License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a tobacco product retailer in the Town without first obtaining and then maintaining a valid tobacco product retail license pursuant to this Article for each location where the activity is to occur.

(b) Display of License. Tobacco product retail license shall be prominently displayed on the premises of the licensee in a publicly visible location.

(c) Lawful Business Operation. In the course of tobacco product retailing or in the operation of the business or maintenance of the location for which a license issued, it shall be a violation of this Article for a licensee, or any of the licensee’s agents or employees, to violate any local, state, or federal law applicable to tobacco product retailing.

(d) Minimum Legal Sales Age Signage Requirements. Signage is required on the licensed premises indicating that tobacco products shall not be sold to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age. The signage shall be prominently displayed at all entrances and other prominent locations on the premises.

(e) Minimum Legal Age to Sell Tobacco Products. A person under the age of twenty-one (21) who possesses or handles tobacco products as part of that individual’s employment at a tobacco product retailer does not commit a violation of this Section so long as such individual does not sell or provide tobacco products to a person under the age of twenty-one (21).

(f) Self-Service Displays Prohibited. Tobacco product retailing by means of a self-service display is prohibited.

(g) Packaging. No tobacco product retailer shall sell tobacco products to any person unless such product is sold in the original manufacturer’s packaging intended for sale to consumers. (Ord. 1499 §1 (Exh. A), 2020)