Marina Municipal Code Ch. 5.90 Tobacco Retailer Licensing

Sections: Monterey County tobacco retailer license provisions adopted. Pharmacy tobacco retailing is prohibited.

A. Monterey County Code Chapter 7.80, entitled “Tobacco Retailer License” pertaining to tobacco retailer products, as may be amended, is hereby adopted by the city and incorporated by reference into this chapter, and made a part hereof, and shall be enforced within the limits of the city. B. For purposes of the city, the following terms shall apply to incorporation of the Monterey County ordinance into this chapter: 1. All references to the term “unincorporated areas of the County of Monterey” in the Monterey County Code shall be amended to include the term “city limits of Marina.” 2. All references to the term “chapter” in the Monterey County Code shall be to the term “chapter” in the Marina Municipal Code. 3. All references to the term “code” in the Monterey County Code shall be to the Marina Municipal Code. C. A violation of the Monterey County ordinance is considered an infraction and a violation of the Marina Municipal Code, and may be enforced pursuant to Chapters 1.08, 1.10 and 1.12. (Ord. 2023-09 § 2, 2023)

A. The definitions set forth in Monterey County Code Chapter 7.80, entitled “Tobacco Retailer License,” apply to this section. In addition, for the purposes of this section, “pharmacy” means any retail establishment in which the profession of pharmacy is practiced by a pharmacist licensed by the State of California in accordance with the Business and Professions Code and where prescription pharmaceuticals are offered for sale, regardless of whether the retail establishment sells other retail goods in addition to prescription pharmaceuticals. B. Prohibition—Pharmacy. 1. No license may issue, and no existing license may be renewed, to authorize tobacco retailing in a pharmacy. 2. No person shall sell or otherwise distribute a tobacco product in a pharmacy.

• Code reviser’s note: Ord. 2023-09 adds this section as 5.90.010. It has been editorially renumbered to avoid duplication of numbering. (Ord. 2023-09 § 2, 2023)

The Marina Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-06, passed May 19, 2026. Disclaimer: The city clerk’s office has the official version of the Marina Municipal Code. Users should contact the city clerk’s office for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above. City Website: cityofmarina.org Hosted by General Code.

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