07/14/2015 Ordinances 9547 ORDINANCE NO. 9547
An ordinance to amend Chapter 20 of Grand Island City Code; to amend Section
20-20; and to add Section 20-20.1; to clarify and/or make general corrections to various code
sections, to repeal any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for
publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 20-20; and Section 20-20.1 of the Grand Island City Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
§20-20. Tobacco; Possession By Minors
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to possess
any tobacco products, vapor products or alternative nicotine products
(B) It shall not be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years
to:
(1) Possess tobacco products, vapor products or alternative nicotine products
under the direct supervision of the parent or guardian of such person in the
privacy of the parent's or guardian's home.
(2) Sell or handle any unopened container of tobacco products, vapor
products or alternative nicotine products in the course of his or her employment
by a tobacco licensee; or
(3) Possess or purchase tobacco products, vapor products or alternative
nicotine products for the purpose of testing or enforcing compliance with statutes,
laws or ordinances governing the sale of tobacco products, vapor products or
alternative nicotine products as long as law enforcement is conducting the
compliance check.
(C) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined according to the
provisions of the Grand Island City Code.
§20-20.1. Definitions
(A) Tobacco products shall mean any substance containing tobacco leaf, including but
not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, or dipping
tobacco.
(B)Vapor products shall mean any noncombustible product, whether containing nicotine
or not, that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other
electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be
used to produce vapor. Vapor product shall include any electronic cigarette,
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electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device and
any vapor cartridge or other container of solution that is intended to be used with or in
an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar
product or device. Vapor product does not include an alternative nicotine product,
cigarette, cigar, or other tobacco product, or any product regulated as a drug or device
by the United States Food and Drug Administration under Chapter V of the federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(C)Alternative nicotine product shall mean any noncombustible product containing
nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether chewed, absorbed,
dissolved, or ingested by any Other means. Alternative nicotine product does not
include any vapor product, cigarette, cigar, or other tobacco product, or any product
regulated as a drug or device by the United States Food and Drug Administration
under Chapter V of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
SECTION 2. Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and
hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its
passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Enacted: July 14, 2015.
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Attest:
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