§ 10-254. Activities prohibited.

(a)

No person, business, tobacco retailer or other establishment subject to this division shall sell, permit to be sold, offer for sale or display for sale any tobacco products, e-cigarettes or liquid nicotine by means of self-service merchandising or any other means other than vendor assisted sales, unless access to the premises by persons under the age of eighteen (18) is prohibited by the person, business, tobacco retailer or other establishment or prohibited by law.

(b)

No person, business, tobacco retailer or other establishment within unincorporated Marion County shall sell, permit to be sold, or offer for sale, e-cigarettes or liquid nicotine to a person under the age of eighteen (18).

(c)

No person, business, tobacco retailer or other establishment shall place e-cigarettes or liquid nicotine in an open display unit unless the same is inaccessible to customers.

(d)

The use of an e-cigarette is prohibited in all locations within unincorporated Marion County at which smoking is prohibited under the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act, F.S.(2012) ch. 386, part II, §§ 386.201—386.2125.

(Ord. No. 01-04, § 4, 3-6-2001; Ord. No. 13-32, § 1, 11-19-2013)

Editor's note

Section 1 of Ord. No. 13-32, adopted Nov. 19, 2013, changed the title of § 10-254 from "Self-service merchandising prohibited" to "Activities prohibited."