Source: https://ecode360.com/8835858
Timestamp: 2019-08-24 00:31:36
Document Index: 696590497

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 395', '§ 395', '§ 395', '§ 395', '§ 8', '§ 395', '§ 395']

Town of Newington, CT Tobacco Sales
§ 395-2 Underage sale prohibited.
§ 395-3 Required notices of prohibition.
§ 395-4 Enforcement.
§ 395-5 Penalties for offenses.
Chapter 395 Tobacco Sales
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Newington 11-25-1986 (§§ 8-42 to 8-46 of the 1974 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Possession of alcohol by minors — See Ch. 141, Art. II.
A machine or mechanical device used or intended to be used for the purpose of automatically merchandising packaged cigarettes, the operation of which is governed or controlled by the insertion of coins or tokens.
Any individual, firm, fiduciary, partnership, corporation, trust or association.
No person shall sell or offer for free distribution cigarettes or tobacco in any form to any person under 18 years of age. No person under 18 years of age shall purchase tobacco in any form.
Any person who permits cigarette vending machines on his/her premises or sells tobacco in any form shall post or cause to be posted a notice on said machines and at other locations where cigarettes are sold, of a size not less than three inches by five inches, in the following form:
"By ordinance of the Town of Newington, cigarette sales to or purchases by persons under 18 years of age are prohibited."
Said persons shall place the notice on cigarette vending machines and at other locations where cigarettes are sold, in a conspicuous place, provided that said notice shall not obstruct other notices on the machines or cover the tax stamps on cigarette packages which must remain visible in accordance with state law.
§ 395-4 Enforcement. [1]
It shall be the duty of the Director of Health of the Central Connecticut Health District/Police Chief, or their designee, to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
The penalty for violation of the provisions of §§ 395-2 and 395-3 of this chapter shall be not more than $25 for the first offense. For the second and subsequent offenses, the penalty shall be not less than $25 and not more than $90.