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ORDINANCE NO. I'
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE OF CIGARETTES: REOUIRING A RETAIL LICENSE I
THEREFOR: PROHIBITING SALES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN: I
REOUIRING CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES TO BE EOUIPPED WITH LOCKINGDEVJCESj ,
REQUIRING THE POSTING OF HEALTH WARNINGS: AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR I
VIOLATIONS THEREOF, I.
WHEREAS, Iho City Council ollowo City IInds IhaI.ubslanllaJ ICIonUno ovIdonco oxlsts ilia! , !
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tho uso 01 tobacco products cause. cancor, hoarl clsoaso, and varlous othor moclcal c1sordora;
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WHEREAS, tho Clly Counclladopls Iho conclusions 011110 Dlroctor 01 tho NaUonallnsUlulo on .!
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Drug Abuso thalllle majo~ty ollha Ihtoo hundrod Iwonty thousand (320.000) Amortcw who dlo
oach ye8llrom smoldng bocomo Dddlctod 10 nIcoUno u 8doloaconls boforo lIIe ogo ollogal
consonl, and thOI.moldng procodo. and may bo prodlcUvo 01 DdoloaconlllDell drug use; and
WHEREAS, Ills ruMor lound thai law. have boon onactOd prohlblUng tho .a10 01 elgllrollo.
10 minors, bulthalthoso laWl havo provon lnollocUvo In provonUng m1nor.lrom oblalnlng .uch 0-
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WHEREAS, Ills In 1110 publlo Inlorosllo Iako oNoctlvo action 10 curb dlstrlbuUon 01 c1g8l01l0l I
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10 minors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY, IOWA:
~. Thllltho City Codo 01 Iowa City, Iowa, Is amendod by adopUng 1110 lollowlng: ,.
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Soo, 24-8, Purposo, I
Tho PUIpOIO olthl. Ordinance Is 10 Implomonl a slrlcl and onforcoablo rolallllcon.o ay.lom
10 provonltho .alo and dlslrlbuUon 01 clg8l0lto.lo minora, and 10 thoroby proloct and prosorvo
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tho hoalth, safety, and woll8lo 01 tho community.
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Soc. 24.7, Relall Uconso.
A. No porIOn .half IOU ~810110S al rolall, ollor lor sa/o or koop ~aro"o. for rOlall.a1o al any
placo In tho City wlthoul nrsl obla/n1ng a Ilconso thoro for, and paylog a Uconso 100. Such elty
rola/lllconso .hall be roqulrod In addlUon 10 a ponnJtlsauod pursuanllo Chaplor 98, ~
m. Tho elty Uconso shaD bo apoelno to tho ownor or oporalor ollho placo 01 aaJo, and shaD
not bo lranslorrablo or US~nablo,
B. AppDcaUon. shan bo on lorms provldod by tho City Clerk, and aImJl bo sccompanlod by an
annual non.rofundablo Uconso 100 01 $25.
C. LIcenses .hall bo Issuod by 1110 City Ctork, and shaD bo valid lor a maximum ollwolvo
month.. Rag8ldlon 01 dalo olls.uo, aD llconso. provldod horoln shall oxplro on Juno 30 01
each yoar, A Uconao .hall nol be Issuod Illl1e owoor or oporalor had a Uconso ravokod In tho
Iwolvo monll1. ~or 10 roappUcoUon.
Seo. 24.8. Prohlbltod Acts.
No llconsoo or IIconsoe's omployoe or agonl shall son, ollor lor aalo, glvo away or do/lvor '
c~81ellos to any poraon undor 1110 ago 01 o~hleon (18) yoars,
Seo, 24.9. C~81ello Vondlng Machlnos.
A. It shall bo unlaw/ullo so/l or vond clg8lelles by use 01 a vending machlno unless such
vendIng machlno Is oqulppod with a manual, oloclrfo, or oloctronlo locking dovlco conUolled
by the /lconsee or /lconsee's egonl or omployeo. Tho vending machlno shall bo suporvlsed
and operable only upon acUvaUon by tho Itconseo or IIconsoo's agonl or omployoo In ordor
10 prevent tho salo 01 ~81olles 10 persons undor tho ago 01 o~hloon (18) Y08l..
ClrcumvonUon 01 tho lock device by a /lconsee or /lconsoo's ogonl or omployeo .hall
conslllule a vlolaUon ollhls Ordinance,
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B. Any vondlng machlno usod lor tho .a1o 01 clg8l0ttos musl bo IocatOd In plaln vlow and musl
be within tho Immodlalo conlrol 01 a llconsoo or UconIOO'. ogonl or omployoo, .0 that all
purchasos wID bo roadll)' obsorvOd and .uporvlsodj tho VOndlng machlno must nol bo localod
In a coatroom, roslroom, uMlOnllOrod hallway, or .lmnar unsuporvfsod aroa; and tho vondlng
machine mu.t bo physically lnaccossRllo 10 tho publlo when Iho oslllbllshmentls closod or
wllhoutluporvlslon.
Soo. 24.10, Display 01 LIconsos and Wamlngs.
Uconsoos .hall oponly dlsp/ay thoft IIconso and post 1110 lonowfng wamlng allho point ol.a/o:
'You must bo olghloon (18) y08tl 01 ngo 10 purchaso clgarollo.. Prool 01 ago boloro purchase
Is roquftod by SllIlo law.' Such wamlng sign. .hall bo provldod by tho City Clork.
Soc. 24.11. Employoo EducaUon.
AD porsons omployod by OCOnsoOl must road Soclfon 98.2, ~ (prohlblUng lalO 01
clg8l0ttos 10' minors) and this OrdInanco, tagelhorwlth any explanalory malDrla/s prop8lod by tho
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provisions and undoratand thoft monllortng obllgaUons. All allldavlts must bo avallablo lor
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InspocUon on tho promlsos 01 tho llcon.oe,
Soo. 24.12. Susponslon or RovocaUon 01 Uconso,
A, Tho City Clork shall rovoko or suspond any llcanso Issuod undor this BrUcie whenovor tho
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UconlOO hu boen convlclOd lor lalluro 10 comply with any provisions 01 this arUclo or hu
boon convlctod 01 slmllat provisIon. govornlng clg8l0110 salos 10 minors contalnod In tho Codo
01 Iowa. All convlcUons .hall bo fllod with tho City Clerk.
B. Such revocation or susponslon shall bo offocUvo only upon comploUon 01 tho lollowlng
procaduros by tho CIty Clork:
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I. GIvo .ovon (7) colondar days wrlllOn nolfco to tho IIeonsoo, dotanlng tho clrcumstancos
rolaUng 10 thO ollonso, tho dalo 01 tho conviction and tho acUon tho Clork proposos 10 tako
(lUaponslon 0( rovocaUon):
2. Indudo a roloronco 10 tho parlIcular aocUon ollhls arUclo aulho~1ng .uch acUon;
3. Dollvor Iho nollco by poraonllllOMco on tho IIcon.oo 0( IIconsoo'. doslgnolOd ogon~ or
mal by onlnory moD to tho 8ddrou provldod by IIcon.Ch1 on Iho applIcaUon:
4, Indudo a .lalomonl ollho IIconsoo's eppoal rights, nomoly 1I1B1 tho nconsoo may appeal
Iho Clark'. proposod adon by ftllng a wrltton oppoaJ with tho City Clork within sovon (7)
caJondar days 01 tho IOrvlco or mailing tho noUco, roquosUng a hoarlng boloro tho City
Council: thlllllllluro to Umoly No .uch eppoal shaD consUtulo a waIvor 01 tho r1ghlIO a
hoarlng: and lhal.uch proposod acUon by tho Clark shBIIll10n bocomo nnal,
C. Arrf Dconsoo a1loctod by any noUco ol.uiponalon or rovocoUon may appeal such acUon by
roquOlUng . hoarlng boloro tho City Council, provldod 1110 llcansoe ft/os with tho City Clork
. ~Ilon appoal within .ovon (7) coIondar days 01 tho dalo tho noUco wu selVod or mallod.
My eppoallO ftlod shBIIlncluelo a brlol statemonl 01 tho grounds upon which such appeal Is
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takan. Tho IIlIng 01 .uch eppoal shaD .tay any action takan by tho City Clorl< unUI nnal
dolermlnaUon by lIle City Council. Falluro 10 eppoal u horoln dos~d shall consUtulo a
walvor 01 tho rlghllo a hOarlng, and tho acUon takan by tho City Clorl< shall bocomo nnal,
0, Upon rocolpl 01 tho appeal, tho City Clork .hall.oltho mallor lor publlo h08llng boloro ,tho
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City Council no lalor than thirty (30) calond81 days Irom tho nllng 01 III 0 appoal, NoUco 01
such publlo hoar1ng shall bo pursuanllo stalo law, with wrlllon noUncaUon 10 tho appllcanl,
E, Tho hOMng 01 an oppoal shall bo opon and lormal. Tho hoarlng may bo conUnuod by tho
City Council 10 anolllor dalo, unUl complolod,
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F, Tho City Councll shllll rondor Its declslon wllI1ln Ihlrty (30) calondar dllyl 01 tho do.o 01 a
hoarlng, Tho City Council may 81ftrm, madly Of rovorso 1110 City Clerk'. ptoposod action.
Tho doclslon 01 tho City Councll shall bo allnlll delonnlnallon; howovor, tho appellanl may
sook roUoI thorolrom In Iho DIsIIIct Court 01 Iowa II ptovldod by 1110 IOWI 01 this .talo.
G. UconlO. shaD bo .uspondod /or Iho lollowfng porlods:
1. Sovon (7) ca/ondar days on Iho llral convIcIIon:
2. Fourtoon (14) calondar days on tho second conviction wllhln 000 IIconso porlod;
3. thirty (30) ca/ondar days on Iho IhItd convlcUon wllhIn ono IIconso porlod.
H, Upon Iho nnng wllh Iho Clork 01 . Oconsoo'. 1m convlcUon hJfOIn wlthln lWO Oconso
po~ods, Iho Ilcon.o shall bo rovokod lor alwolvo month porlod.
See. 24.13. PonalUo.,
VIolaUon 01 this OldInance shall consUMo both a cr1mInal slmplo mlsdomoanOf and a civil
munldpallnlracUon punlshablo by . civil ponalty 01 up 10 $100 lor tho 1Ir.1 onon.o and up 10 $~O
lor .ubsoquonl ollons~., In addlUon, vlolaUon 01 thll Orclnanco shaD result In su.ponslon or
ravocoUon 01 a Oconso Issuod horoln, Romodlo. conl4lnod In this .ocUon 810 nol mutulllly
excluslvO, and tho oloclfon 01 ono romody shall nol produdo 1110 City Irom pursuIng anothor '
romody, oXCOpl whoro prohlbllod by law.
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required by law, shall bo ollectJvo u 01 tho nrsl(1I1) day 01 July, 1991,
~. All ordlnancol and paris 01 ordlnancolln conmcl with tho provision.
01 this Ordlnanco aro horoby ropollled.
, II any sOcUon, provlslon or part 01 thO Ordlnanco shall bo
adjudgod to bo Invalid or unconsUlutlonlll,tho romlllnlng portlons .hall bo doomod .ovorablo and
shall not bo olloctod,
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Passod and approvod this
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO. I
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE OF CIGARrnES; REQUIRING A RETAIL LICENSE I' ..-.
THEREFOR; PROHIBITING SALES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN; I
REQUIRING CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES TOOE EQUIPPED WITH LOCKING DEVICES: I
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I WHEREAS, tho City Coundl 01 Iowa City nnds thal.ubslanUaI .donUlIo ovIdonco oxlsts thai
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tho uso 01 tobacco products causos cancor, hoart d1soaso, and vaoous othor modlcal d1sordors; ..
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1 WHEREAS, tho City Council adopts tho conclusions 011110 D~octor 01 tho NaUonal InsUlulo on
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! Drug Abuso thaI tho malo~ty 01 tho throo hundrod 1W0nty thousand (320,000) Amorlcans who dlo j'
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" oach yoar from .mokfng bocomo addlctod 10 nlcollno u edolosconts boforo 1110 ago ollogal
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l consonl, and thal.mokfng procodos and may bo prodlcUvo oladoloaconl Ulldl drug usa; and
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.. WHEREAS, Ills lurlhor lound thaI laws havo boon onaclod prohlblUng tho salo of clgarollos
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10 minors, bul thai tho.o laWl havo provon InollocUvo In provonUng minors from obtaining such
products; and
WHEREAS, It Is In lito publlo Intorosllo tako o"ocUvo acUon 10 curb dlslrlbullon of c~arollos
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10 minors,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY,IOWA:
~. thai tho City Codo 01 Iowa Clty,lowa,ls amondod by adopUng thO lollowfng: i
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Tho purposo of Ihls Ordlnanco Is 10 Implomont a slllct and onlorcoablo rotallllconso syslom
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10 provonl Iho salo and dlslrlbuUon 01 c~llIollos 10 minors, and 10 thoroby prolocl and prosorvo I
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Iho hoallh, saloty, and wolflllo 01 tho community, ~ I
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Ordinance No.
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Sac.24.7, RotaU Uconso.
A. No ~rson ahall.oll c1g8l01l0. al rOlall, ollor lor .alo or koop c~arollos lor rolallaalo al any
placo In tho City wllI10ul nrsl obtaining a IIconso thorolor, and paying a Ilcon.o foo, Such city
rotall nconso shall bo roqulrod In addiUon 10 a pormllls5uod pursuanllo Chaplor 98, 90do ot
m Tho city IlcGnlO .hall bo apoclllo 10 1110 ownor or oporator 01 tho placo ol.a1o, and ahall
not be translorrablo or uslgnablo,
B. Appllcatlons shan be on lorms provldod by tho City Clork. and .han bo accompanlod by an
annual non.rolundablo IIcon.o 100 01 $25,
C, Ucon.o. ahall bo Issuod by tho City Clork. and ahall be valid lor a maximum of twolvo
monlhs. ROO8ldloss 01 data ollssuo, an llconsos provldod horoln shall oxp/ro on Juno 30 01
oach Y08l, A Uconso .hall not bo Issuod 111110 ownor or oporator had a llconso rovokod In tho
twolvo monll1. prior 10 roappllcollon,
Sac, 24.8. Prohlbltad Acts,
No Uconsoo or IIconsoo's omployoo or ogonl .hall 1011, ollor lor .810, glvo rNay or dollvor
c1g8l01l0s10 any porion undor tho aoo 01 o~htoon (18) yoars.
Sac, 24.9. CIg8l01l0 Vondlng Machlnos.
A.ill lI.hall bo unlawlullo soil or YOnd c~8101l0S by uso 01 a vondlng machlno unloss auch
vondlng machlno Is oqulppod with a manual, oloclrlo, or oloclronlo locking dovlco
conlronod by tho nconsoo or IIconsoo'. aoont or omployoo, Tho vondlng machlno .hall
be suporvlsod and oporablo only upon BcUvation by tho Uconsoo or IIconsoo's agonl or
omployoo In ordor 10 provonl Iho salo 01 clgBrollOs 10 porsons undor thO ago 01 olghloon
(18) Y08ls. ClrcumvonUon ollho lock dovlco by a llconsoo or IIconsoo's ogonl or
omp/oyoo shall con.lItuto a violation 01 this Ordlnanco.
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B. A1t'/ vondlnO mDChIno usod IOf "'0 aa10 01 c1garoUo. musl bo Iocalod In rAalnivlOW and musl
bo within Iho IrI\mO<IlIIo control 01 a lIcGnlOo or aconsoo's agonl Of omployOO, .0 lhal an
purchuOS will bo roadily obsONod and suporvlsodi tho vondlng machlno musl nol bo localod
In a coalroom, ro.lroom, uMlOnltorod haJlway, or slml1l11 unsuporvlsod 1II0ai and thO vondlng
machlno mu'l bo phyIlcoDy Inaccosalblo 10 tho public whon "'0 o.labllshmonlls dosod or
wllI1oulsuporv\slon.
800. 24.\ 0, Display 01 LIconlOs and Warning.,
Uconsoos thaD oponly display "'011 IlcOnso and posllhO 10nowlng warning al"'o poInlol.alo:
'You musl bo olghloon (18) yoatl 01 ago 10 purchuo c1g8loIIoS. Prool 01 000 boloro purchalO
Is roqultod by 6\810 law.' Such warning sign. shaD bU plovldod by tho City Clor1<.
800. 24.\1. E~oO EdIlcallon.
All porsons omployod by llcOnsoos mUll road SocUon 98,2, ~ (prohlblUnQ 1810 01
c1g8l01l0s10 mlnora) and this 0nl1nanCO. logothOr with any oxplanalory mato~als proparod by tho
Clly AlIornots ornoo, and muslalso oxocuto an alndsvll carlllylng thoy havo road thoso
provision. and undoratand Iholt monllorlng obtlgaUon., All affidavlls musl bo avanablo lor
InspocUon on IhO promlsoa 01"'0 nconlOO,
800,24.12, Susponslon or AovocaUon 01 UconlO.
A. Tho City Clork .han ravoko or suspond any nconso lsauod undor this 81Udo whonovor tho
nconlOo hu boon convlc\od lor Ialluro 10 comrAy wi'" any provisions ollhls arUdo or has
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D. Upon rocolpl 01 tho appeal, tho City Clork .han .011110 mallor lor pub/to ho8l1ng boloro tho
City Council no Ialor lI1an thirty (30) calondar days !rom tho IiIIng 011110 eppoaJ, NoUce 01
.uch pubno hoa~ .hllll bo pursuanllo .1B10 law, with Wllllon notillcaUon 10 tho oppIlcanL
E, Tho hoa~ 01 an appoal.hall be opon and 10rmaJ. Tho hollllng may bo conUnuod by tho
City Council 10 anothor dalo, unlll complotod,
F, Tho City Council .hall rondor Its dodslon withIn thlr1y (30) calondar days 01 tho doso 01 e
hoa~ng. Tho City Council may alnrm, modify or rovorso tho City Clork's propo.od action,
Tho dodslon 01 tho City Councllshllll bo annal dolormlnaUon: howovor, 1110 appellant may
so ok rollolthorofrom In tho DlslrIct Courl 01 Iowa u provldod by 1110 1m ollhls elBlo.
Q, Uconsos .hall bo euspondod lor tho lollowfng po~:
1. Sovon (7) calond81 days on tho nrsl convfctlon:
2. Fourloon (14) calondat days on tho eocond convIcUon within ono IIconso po~od:
3. Thirty (30) calond81 days on tho third convlcUon within ono Uconso porlod,
H. Upon tho nnng with tho Clork 01 a llconsoo', lourlh convlcUon horoln wllhIn two llconso
po~ods, 1110 IIconso shall bo rovokod lor a Iwolvo month po~.
Soo.24.13, PonalUos,
V1olallon 01 this Ordlnanco shall consUluIo both a criminal slmplo mlsdomoanor and a c/vlJ
munldpallnlracUon punlshablo by a civil ponnlty 01 up 10 $100 lor tho nrsl olfonso and up 10 $200
lor subsoquonl oflonsos, In addition, violation 01 this Ordlnanco ehall rosullln su.ponslon or
rovocallon 01 a llconso Issuod horoln. Aomodlos conlnlnod In this socUon 810 nol mutually
oxcluslvo, and tho olocllon 01 ono romody .hall not procludo tho City Irom pursuing anothor
romody, oxcopl whoro prohlbllod by law,
. This Ordlnanco, ollor lis pallago, approval and publica lion as
roqulrod by low, shall bo olfoclJvo U 01 tho nISI (1st) day 01 July, 1991.
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~. All ordlnancos and paris 01 ordlnanco.ln connld wllh 1110 pro~slon.
ollhls Qrdlnanco 810 horoby ropoalod.
, \I any socUon, pro~slon or parl 01 Iho Qrdnanco .haD bo
8djudgod 10 be Invlllld or uncon.UluUonlll,tho romalnlng portions shall be doomed sovorab/o and
shan nol bo alloclod,
Pusod and epprovod this
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
Approvod by
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ORDINANCE NO,
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF CIGARETTES BY PERSONS UNDER
THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF,
WHEREAS, Iho City Council of Iowa City nods IhaI.ubstanU8I sdonUno ovIdonco oxlsts thai
Iho UIO 01 lob4cco products causel c:ancor, hoart dlsouo, and various oll1or modlcal dlsordors;
and
WHEREAS,Iho City Councll adop\lll1o conclu.lons 011110 D~octor 01 tho NaUonallnsUtulo on
Drug Abu.o lhallho majority of 1110 Ihroo hundrod t.Yenty thousand (320.000) Amorlcans who dlo
ollCh YOat lrom smoking bocomo addlctod to nlcoUno U 8dolosconls boloro tho ago 0110081
conson~ and that smokfng procode. and may bo prod/CWo oladoloaconlllllcll drug uso; and
WHEREAS, Ills lurlhor lound lhallow. havo boon onactod prohlblUng tho .a10 01 dgarollos
10 minora, bul thai tho so laws havo provon Inofloctlvo In pravonUng minors Irom obtalnlng such
products; and
WHEREAS, Ills In 1110 publlo InlorOl11o lako ofloctlvo acUon 10 curb dlslrRluUon of cfgarolles
10 rnIInora.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY, IOWA:
~. thai tho City Code 01 Iowa City, Iowa, Is amondod by odopUng tho lollowlng:
Soo, 24.14. Purchaso by minora.
^' II .hall bo unlawlullor any porson undor tho ago 01 o~hloon (18) yolltl 10 purchaso
cfg8l0tto..
B, VlolaUon 01 this IOcUon shall con.Ululo a munlclpal/nlracUon punlshablo by a civil ponalty 01
up 10 $100 lor tho nrsl offonse and up 10 $200 lor .ubsoquonl ollonsos.
, this Ordlnanco shalllako offoct upon Its passago, approval
and publlcatfon as roqulrod by law.
~. All ordlnancosand parts 01 ordlnances In connlcl with tho provisions
01 this Ordlnanco 810 horoby ropolllod.
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adIudgod to bo invalid or unconltilutlonlll, .uch adIudcatlon ahaII not olloct tho vlllldlly 01 tho
OrdlnancO U I wholo or any .ocUon, provision Of parlthorool not Ddjudgod Invalid or uncon.titu.
tIonal.
PUIOd and epprovod 1hI.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
Appro~
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