Number
250441
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BURGELIS, ZAMARRIPA
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to age requirements for the provision of hookah products.
Section
105-50.7 cr
Analysis
This ordinance prohibits the sale, rental, and complimentary provision of hookah products to persons under the age of 21.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 105-50.7 of the code is created to read:
105-50.7. Provision Of Hookah to Persons Under Age 21.
1. DEFINITIONS. In this section, “Hookah” means any recreational water pipe used to inhale heated or vaporized substances, including, but not limited to, non-tobacco shisha.
2. AGE RESTRICTIONS. No person shall sell, rent, or provide complimentary use of a hookah to any person under the age of 21 at the time of transaction.
3. PENALTIES. Any person violating this section may be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $200 nor more than $500 together with the cost of prosecution, and upon default may be imprisoned as provided by law.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
K. Broadnax
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: June 30, 2025
______________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
____________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB180804-2
Gunnar Raasch
6/30/2025