§ 264.3. SMOKELESS TOBACCO WARNINGS.  


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  • Every person who sells, offers for sale, or keeps for sale, smokeless tobacco shall post at the point of retail sale, that is a place within close proximity of the shelves or other area where smokeless tobacco is displayed for consumer purchase, a conspicuous warning sign as provided in this section. Such sign shall be not less than eight inches by 11 inches in size and shall be printed on a contrasting background and in a legible manner, conveying the following warning:
    "WARNING: SMOKELESS TOBACCO IS NOT
    A SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO CIGARETTES.
    IT IS ILLEGAL TO SELL, GIVE, OR IN
    ANY WAY FURNISH SMOKELESS
    TOBACCO, OR ANY OTHER TOBACCO
    PRODUCT, OR PARAPHERNALIA, TO A
    PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS.
    A VIOLATION OF THIS LAW IS A
    MISDEMEANOR."
    The word "warning" shall be in a print of 84-point height and Helvetica type and the remainder of the text in a print of 24-point height and in Helvetica medium-face, Futura medium-face or Universe 65 type.
    (Added by Ord. 329-87, App. 7/31/87)