Taft Municipal Code Ch. 8 Tobacco Retailer's Permit

The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit any person from acting as a tobacco retailer without first obtaining and maintaining a valid tobacco retailer's permit and to set forth the terms and conditions of obtaining the permit. (Ord. 821-16, 8-16-2016)

Pursuant to Government Code section 50022.1 et seq., ordinances G-7724, G-8006, G-8495, and G-8586 of the board of supervisors of the county of Kern, state of California which amended chapter 8.60 of title 8 of the Kern County ordinance code regarding tobacco retailer's permits and each and every term, provision, rule, and regulation therein is hereby incorporated by this reference as if fully set forth herein verbatim, except those portions which would prohibit anyone under the age of twenty one (21) from retailing tobacco products. It is the express intent of the city of Taft to preserve employment opportunities for current and future employees under the age of twenty one (21) to sell tobacco products if employed by a tobacco retailer. (Ord. 821-16, 8-16-2016)

This chapter is exempt from the requirements of the California environmental quality act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines and is not a project which has the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. (Ord. 821-16, 8-16-2016)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this chapter. The city council of the city of Taft hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter, and each section, subsection, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Ord. 821-16, 8-16-2016)

This chapter shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption, and within fifteen (15) days after its adoption shall be published at least once in the "Daily Midway Driller", a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the city of Taft together with the names of members of the city council voting for and against same. (Ord. 821-16, 8-16-2016)