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The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the meanings specified in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

A. "Arm’s length transaction" means a sale in good faith and for valuable consideration that reflects the fair market value between two informed and willing parties, neither of whom is under any compulsion to participate in the transaction. There is a presumption that a sale between family members or companies with related shareholders are not arm’s length transactions.

B. "Child-resistant packaging" means packaging that meets the definition set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Section 1700.15(b), as in effect on January 1, 2015, and that was tested in accordance with the method described in Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Section 1700.20, as in effect on January 1, 2015, as this definition may be amended from time to time.

C. "Cigar" means any roll of tobacco other than a cigarette wrapped entirely or in part in tobacco or any substance containing tobacco and weighing more than four and one-half pounds per thousand units.

D. "Cigarette" means: (1) any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco; and (2) any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette as described herein. Cigarettes as defined herein include cigarettes as defined in California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 30003, as amended from time to time.

E. "City" means the city of Petaluma.

F. "Consumer" means a person who purchases a tobacco product for consumption and not for sale to another person.

G. "Coupon" means any voucher, rebate, card, paper, note, form, statement, ticket, image, or other issue, whether in paper, digital, or other form, used for commercial purposes to obtain an article, product, service, or accommodation without charge or at a discounted price.

H. "Delivery sale" means the sale of any tobacco product to any person for personal consumption and not for resale when the sale is conducted by any means other than an in-person, over-the-counter sales transaction in a tobacco retail establishment. Delivery sale includes the sale of any tobacco product when the sale is conducted by telephone, other voice transmission, mail, the internet, or app-based service. Delivery sale includes delivery by licensees or third parties by any means, including curbside pickup.

I. "Department" means Petaluma police department and any agency or person designated by the department to enforce or administer the provisions of this chapter, which may include, but is not limited to, the Sonoma County department of health services, the city of Petaluma planning department, and the city of Petaluma building department.

J. "Drug paraphernalia" has the meaning set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 11014.5, as that section may be amended from time to time.

K. "Electronic smoking device" means any device that may be used to deliver any aerosolized or vaporized substance to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen, e-hookah or other electronic nicotine delivery system. Electronic smoking device includes any component, part, or accessory of the device, and also includes any substance that may be aerosolized or vaporized by such device, whether or not the substance contains nicotine. Electronic smoking device does not include drugs, devices, or combination products authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended from time to time.

L. "Flavored tobacco product" means any tobacco product that contains a taste or smell, other than the taste or smell of tobacco, that is distinguishable by an ordinary consumer either prior to, or during the consumption of, a tobacco product, including, but not limited to, any taste or smell relating to fruit, menthol, mint, wintergreen, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, honey, molasses, or any candy, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb, or spice.

M. "Full retail price" means the price listed for a tobacco product on its packaging or on any related shelving, advertising, or display where the tobacco product is sold or offered for sale, plus all applicable taxes and fees if such taxes and fees are not included in the listed price.

N. "Hearing officer" has the same definition as in Section 1.10.020.

O. "License" means a tobacco retail license issued by the city pursuant to this chapter.

P. "Licensee" means any proprietor holding a license issued by the city pursuant to this chapter.

Q. "Little cigar" means any roll of tobacco other than a cigarette wrapped entirely or in part in tobacco or any substance containing tobacco and weighing no more than four and one-half pounds per thousand units. "Little cigar" includes, but is not limited to, tobacco products known or labeled as small cigar, little cigar, or cigarillo.

R. "Manufacturer" means any person, including any repacker or relabeler, who manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels a tobacco product; or imports a finished tobacco product for sale or distribution into the United States.

S. "Moveable place of business" means any form of business that is operated out of a kiosk, truck, van, automobile or other type of vehicle or transportable shelter and not a fixed address store front or other permanent type of structure authorized for sales transactions.

T. "Package" or "packaging" means a pack, box, carton, or container of any kind or, if no other container, any wrapping (including cellophane) in which a tobacco product is sold or offered for sale to a consumer.

U. "Person" means any natural person, partnership, cooperative association, corporation, joint venture, limited liability company, personal representative, receiver, trustee, assignee, social or professional club, fraternal organization, or any other legal entity or combination of the above acting as a single unit.

V. "Pharmacy" means any retail establishment in which the profession of pharmacy is practiced by a pharmacist licensed by the state of California in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code and where prescription pharmaceuticals are offered for sale, regardless of whether the retail establishment sells other retail goods in addition to prescription pharmaceuticals.

W. "Proprietor" means a person with an ownership or managerial interest in a business. An ownership interest shall be deemed to exist when a person has a ten percent or greater interest in the stock, assets, or income of a business other than the sole interest of security for debt. A managerial interest shall be deemed to exist when a person can or does have or shares ultimate control over the day-to-day operations of a business.

X. "Sale" or "sell" means any transfer, exchange, barter, gift, offer for sale, or distribution for a commercial purpose, in any manner or by any means whatsoever.

Y. "Self-service display" means the open display or storage of tobacco products in a manner that is physically accessible in any way to the general public without the assistance of the retailer or employee of the retailer and a direct face-to-face transfer between the purchaser and the retailer or employee of the retailer. A vending machine is a form of self-service display.

Z. "Smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated product containing, made, or derived from nicotine or tobacco, whether natural or synthetic, that is intended for inhalation. "Smoking" includes using an electronic smoking device.

AA. "Tobacco accessories" means any item designed or marketed for the consumption, use, or preparation of tobacco products.

BB. "Tobacco product" means:

1. Any product containing, made of, or derived from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether inhaled, smoked, heated, chewed, snorted, absorbed, or ingested by any other means, including but not limited to a cigarette, a cigar, a little cigar, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus;

2. Any electronic smoking device and any substances that may be aerosolized or vaporized by such device, whether or not the substance contains nicotine; or

3. Any component, part, or accessory of subsection (BB)(1) or (2) of this section, whether or not any of these contains tobacco or nicotine, including but not limited to filters, rolling papers, blunt or hemp wraps, hookahs, mouthpieces, and pipes.

For purposes of this chapter, tobacco product includes tobacco products as defined in California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 30121(b), as from time to time amended.

"Tobacco product" does not mean drugs, devices, or combination products authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

CC. "Tobacco retailer" means any person who sells, offers for sale, or exchanges or offers to exchange for any form of consideration, tobacco products or electronic smoking devices. This definition is without regard to the quantity of tobacco products sold, offered for sale, exchanged, or offered for exchange and includes significant tobacco retailer.

DD. "Tobacco retailing" means engaging in the activities of a tobacco retailer.

EE. "Youth-oriented area" means a parcel in the city of Petaluma that is occupied by:

1. A private or public preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, junior high, or high school;

2. A "recreation area" as defined in Section 8.20.030(Y).

For purposes of this definition, a preschool is a licensed child-care facility or preschool other than a small-family day care home or a large-family day care home as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.78 as amended from time to time.

(Ord. 2799 NCS §4, 2021.)