PERSON

An individual, partnership, cooperative, association, corporation, personal representative, receiver, trustee, assignee or any other legal entity.

SELF-SERVICE CIGARETTE OR TOBACCO PRODUCT DISPLAY

Any shelving or storing of cigarettes or tobacco products in an area of the establishment to which customers have access and/or in a location where the customer could reach the cigarettes or tobacco products and take same without the assistance of an employee of the establishment.

TOBACCO

Any product made from the tobacco plant for the purpose of smoking, chewing, inhaling, and any other personal use, including cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff, and cigarettes in any form.

VENDING MACHINE

Any automated, self-service device which, upon insertion of money, tokens or any other form of payments, dispenses cigarettes or other tobacco products.

A. The operation of the vending machine to dispense tobacco products is possible only by the activation of an electronic switch or electronic device, which is controlled by the proprietor of the establishment or an employee designated by the proprietor, which employee is over the age of 18 years. The electronic switch or device, which activates the machine, shall operate in such a fashion that the vending machine shall remain in the off position until activated for each individual sale.

B. The proprietor or employee shall, before activating the machine, make the determination by examination of two forms of identification, including a photo identification, that the person wishing to use the tobacco vending machine is 18 years of age or older.

C. The tobacco vending machine must be located in the establishment within the line of sight of the person responsible for operating the locking device.