Number
250068
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BURGELIS
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to raising the minimum age for sale of tobacco to 21.
Sections
80-10-2-c-1-x am
106-30-0 am
106-30-2 am
106-30-3 am
106-30-4 am
106-30-5a am
106-30-5d am
106-30.2-0 am
106-30.2-2 am
106-30.2-3 am
106-30.2-4 am
106-30.2-5 am
106-30.3 cr
106-30.5-0 am
106-30.5-1 am
106-30.5-2 am
106-30.5-3 am
Analysis
This ordinance updates the milwaukee code of ordinance to comply with the federal standard for the age of allowable tobacco sales, changing all references to 18 years of age to references to 21 years of age.
This ordinance prohibits the sale of hookah and hookah paraphernalia to persons under the age of 21.
This ordinance maintains the penalty for selling tobacco, vaping or hookah products to anyone under the age of 21 at $500 for a person who has not committed a violation within the prior 12 months, and increases it to between $500 and $1,000 for a person who has committed a violation within the prior 12 months.
This ordinance also increases the penalty from $25 to $250 for failure to post a sign stating that the sale of tobacco, vaping or hookah products to anyone under the age of 21 is unlawful.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 80-10-2-c-1-x of the code is amended to read:
80-10. Chronic Nuisance Premises
2. DEFINITIONS.
2-c-1-x. Selling or giving away tobacco products to persons under the age of [[18]] >>21<< as [[defined]] >>prohibited<< in s. 106-30-2.
Part 2. Section 106-30-0 and 2 to 4 of the code is amended to read:
106-30. Sale of Tobacco to Persons Under [[18]] >>21<<.
2. PROHIBITION. a. No retailer may sell or give to any person under the age of [[18]] >>21<< any cigarette, nicotine product, or tobacco product at any time, except as provided in s. 254.92(2)(a), Wis. Stats.
b. No retailer may provide for nominal or no consideration cigarettes, nicotine pro...
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