§ 609-7. Affirmative Defense.  


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  • It shall be an affirmative defense for any tobacco retailer charged with violation of Section 609-3 hereof that a purchaser or recipient exhibited to the tobacco retailer, or to the tobacco retailer's agent, employee, or representative that provided or sold the tobacco products, a valid driver's license or other form of federal or state identification showing that the purchaser was at least twenty-one years of age at the time of the alleged offense.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 287-1995, eff. Sept. 17, 1995; a. Emer. Ord. No. 363-2018, §§ 13, 14, eff. Dec. 12, 2018)

Cross reference

Penalty, § 609-99.