01/14/2020 Ordinances 9758-�
Ordinance No. 9758 was postponed to the.January 28, 2020 City Council
meeting at the request of staff.
ORDINANCE NO. 9758
An ordinance to amend Chapter 20 of Grand Island City Code; to amend Section
20-20; 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 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 twentv-one (21) 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 twenty-one (21 � 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.
SECTION 2. Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and
hereby are, repealed.
Approved as to Form tt
January 13, 2020 tt CityAttorney
ORDINANCE NO. 9758(Cont.)
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: January 14, 2020.
Attest:
RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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Roger G. Steele, Mayor