VOTED: the Town will amend Article 8.23 of the Town’s General By-laws (“Tobacco Control”)
as follows (language to be omitted appearing in strikethrough; language to be added appearing in
bold underline):
SECTION 8.23.5 - SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
d. Prohibition of Sales to Minors - No person, firm, corporation, establishment, or agency shall
sell tobacco or e-cigarette products to a minor anyone born on or after 1/1/2000.
h. Required Signage
1. The owner or other person in charge of an entity authorized to sell tobacco or e-cigarette products at retail shall conspicuously post signage provided by the Town of
Brookline that discloses current referral information about smoking cessation.
2. The owner or other person in charge of an entity authorized to sell tobacco or e-cigarette products at retail shall conspicuously post a sign stating that “The sale of
tobacco or e-cigarette products to someone under the minimum legal sales age of 21
age born on or after 1/1/2000 is prohibited.” The notice shall be no smaller than
years of
8.5 inches by 11 inches and shall be posted conspicuously in the retail establishment in
such a manner so that they may be readily seen by a person standing at or approaching
the cash register. The notice shall directly face the purchaser and shall not be obstructed
from view or placed at a height of less than four (4) feet or greater than eight (8) feet
from the floor.
ii. Tobacco Sales
2. Identification: Each person selling or distributing tobacco products, as defined herein,
shall verify the age of the purchaser by means of a valid government-issued photographic
identification containing the bearer's date of birth that the purchaser is 21 years old or
was born prior to 1/1/2000.
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