Pismo Beach Municipal Code Ch. 8.38 Regulation of the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products

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 that state:

SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW, PHOTO l.D. REQUIRED.

The letters of said signs must be at least one-half inch high. (Ord. 2000-04 § 1 (part), 2000)

No person, business, tobacco retailer, or owner, manager, or operator of any establishment subject to this chapter shall sell, offer to sell or permit to be sold any tobacco product to an individual without requesting and examining identification establishing the purchaser's age as eighteen years or greater unless the seller has some reasonable basis for determining that the buyer is at least eighteen years of age. (Ord. 2000-04 § 1 (part), 2000)

It is unlawful for any person, business, or tobacco retailer within the city to sell, offer for sale, or display for sale any tobacco product by means of a self-service display. All tobacco products shall be offered for sale exclusively by means of vendor/employee assistance. (Ord. 2000-04 § 1 (part), 2000)

No person, business, tobacco retailer or other establishment shall sell or offer for sale cigarettes or other tobacco or smoking products not in the original packaging provided by the manufacturer and with all required health warnings. (Ord. 2000-04 § 1 (part), 2000)

Any person, business owner, or proprietor, or employee of any business or establishment subject to the requirements of this chapter who violates any mandatory provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction, and is subject to punishment as provided in Chapter 1.20 of this code. (Ord. 2000-04 § 1 (part), 2000)