Corcoran Municipal Code Ch. 11 Tobacco Products

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 states "THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED." The letters of said signs shall be at least one-quarter inch (1/4") high.

B. Each person, business, tobacco retailer, or owner, manager, or operator of any establishment subject to this Chapter shall verify by means of photographic identification containing the bearer's date of birth that no person purchasing or receiving tobacco products is younger than eighteen (18) years of age. No such verification is required for any person over the age of twenty six (26). Age verification for subsequent purchases is not required.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person, business or tobacco retailer to sell, permit to be sold, offer for sale or display for sale tobacco products by means of self-service merchandising or by means other than vendor-assisted sales. Self-service merchandising will be allowed in facilities where the retailer ensures that no person younger than eighteen (18) years of age is present, or permitted to enter, at any time. (Ord. 531, 12-1-1997)

Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction, punishable as provided in subsection 1-4-1B of this Code. (Ord. 531, 12-1-1997)