Chino Hills Municipal Code Ch. 5.44 Tobacco Vending Machines

This chapter shall be known as the Tobacco Vending Machine Ordinance.

(Ord. 92-18 § 1 (part))

The City Council does find that:

A. Smoking is responsible for the premature deaths of four hundred thirty-four thousand (434,000) Americans each year from lung cancer, heart disease, respiratory illness, and other diseases; secondhand smoke is responsible for an additional fifty-three thousand (53,000) deaths among nonsmokers; and

B. The U.S. Surgeon General has declared that nicotine is as addictive as cocaine or heroin; no other additive product or drug, or cancer-causing product or drug is sold through vending machines; and

C. The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Surgeon General, and the leading voluntary health organizations all recommend the elimination of cigarette vending machines for health reasons; and

D. Accordingly, the City Council finds that prohibiting the sale of cigarettes through vending machines is essential to protect the health and welfare of the public.

(Ord. 92-18 § 1 (part))

"Tobacco vending machine" means any machine or device designated for or used for the vending of cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or tobacco products upon the insertion of coins, bills, trade checks, or slugs.

(Ord. 92-18 § 1 (part))

No cigarette or other tobacco product may be sold, offered for sale, or distributed by or from a vending machine or appliance, or any other device designated or used for vending purposes.

(Ord. 92-18 § 1 (part))

It is unlawful and a misdemeanor subject to punishment in accordance with Section 1.01.200 et seq. of this code for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or any other venture to violate any provision of this chapter. The City Manager and City Attorney shall enforce this chapter.

(Ord. 92-18 § 1 (part))