§ 36-295. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Alternative nicotine product means a product or device not consisting of or containing tobacco that provides for the ingestion into the body of nicotine, whether by chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, snorting, sniffing, or by any other means and includes, but is not limited to, e-cigarettes. Alternative nicotine product excludes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, or other tobacco products as these terms are defined in Section 1 of the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act (720 ILCS 675/1 et seq.) and any product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a non-tobacco product for sale as a tobacco cessation product, as a tobacco dependence product, or for other medical purposes, and is being marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose.

E-cigarette means a device, usually battery-powered, that heats nicotine, releasing a nicotine vapor that can be inhaled by the user of the device. Not by way of limitation, the term "e-cigarette" includes e-cigar, e-cigarillo, e-pipe, e-hookah, or any other device that heats nicotine, releasing a nicotine vapor that can be inhaled by the user of the device.

Tobacco products means any substance containing tobacco leaf, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco.

Vending machine means any mechanical, electrical or electronic self-service device that, upon the insertion of money, tokens or other forms of payment, dispenses tobacco products.

(Code 1940, § 25.158; Code 1964, § 17-27(A); Ord. of 6-13-1966, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 93-59, 11-22-1993; Ord. No. 2014-43, § 2 , 7-14-2014)