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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 15 (TOBACCO)
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WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park find as follows:
A. Alternative nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes, contain cancer causing chemicals such as formaldehyde.
B. The flavors in alternative nicotine products contain the chemical diacetyl which is dangerous to humans when inhaled.
C. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration, there is no evidence alternative nicotine products are safe and effective at helping smokers quit using tobacco products.
D. All “alternative tobacco products” still contain nicotine which is harmful to health.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
The Orland Park Village Code be and hereby is amended by repealing Chapter 15 of Title 7 and replacing it with a new Chapter 15 reading in its entirety as follows:
CHAPTER 15
TOBACCO OR ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS
SECTION:
7-15-1: Definitions
7-15-2: License Required
7-15-3: License Application
7-15-4: License Fee; Expiration
7-15-5: Prohibited Sales, Delivery-Signs:
7-15-6: Minimum Age to Sell Tobacco or Alternative Nicotine Products
7-15-7: Purchase By Minors Prohibited
7-15-8: Possession By Minors Prohibited
7-15-9: Proximity To Certain Institutions
7-15-10: Certain Free Distributions Prohibited
7-15-11: Vending Machines - Locking Devices
7-15-12: Responsibility for Agents and Employees
7-15-13: Suspension; Revocation of License; Fines, Costs
7-15-14: Use of Premises After Revocation:
7-15-15: Violation with Respect to Sale Without License
7-15-16: Violation with Respect to Possession or Purchase
7-15-1: DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Alternative nicotine product , as defined in the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 720 ILCS 675/1.5, means “...
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