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The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the meanings defined in this section:

(a) “Arm’s length transaction” means a sale in good faith and for valuable consideration that reflects the fair market value between two (2) informed and willing parties, neither of which is under any compulsion to participate in the transaction. A sale between relatives, related companies or partners, or a sale for the primary purpose of avoiding the effect of the violations of this chapter that occurred at the location, is presumed not to be an “arm’s length transaction.”

(b) “Cannabis” has the meaning set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, as that section may be amended from time to time.

(c) “Cannabis product” has the meaning set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, as that section may be amended from time to time.

(d) “Cannabis retailer” means any retail establishment in which cannabis or cannabis products are sold or offered for sale to persons that do not hold a license to engage in commercial cannabis activity issued by the State of California in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code Section 26000 et seq., as that section may be amended from time to time.

(e) “Child-resistant packaging” means packaging that meets the definition set forth in Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Section 1700.15(b), as in effect on January 1, 2015, and 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.

(f) “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 (4.5) pounds per thousand (1,000).

(g) “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 described herein.

(h) “Compliance checks” means systems the Department uses to investigate and ensure that tobacco retailers are following and complying with the requirements of this chapter. Compliance checks may involve the use of persons between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty (20) who purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco products. Compliance checks may also be conducted by the Department or other units of government for educational, research, and training purposes or for investigating or enforcing Federal, State, or local laws and regulations relating to tobacco products.

(i) “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.

(j) “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 pick-up.

(k) “Department” means Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services and any agency or person designated by the Department to enforce or administer the provisions of this chapter.

(l) “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, or e-hookah. 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.

(m) “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.

(n) “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.

(o) “Good standing” means a tobacco retailer without any active violations of this chapter.

(p) “Hearing Officer” means either the Director of Environmental Health or a person assigned by the agency to conduct a hearing pursuant to this chapter, who is qualified by training and experience to conduct such an adjudicatory hearing.

(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 (4.5) pounds per thousand (1,000). “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) “Person” means any natural person, partnership, cooperative association, corporation, personal representative, receiver, trustee, assignee, or any other legal entity.

(u) “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 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.

(v) “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 (10%) 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 has or shares ultimate control over the day-to-day operations of a business.

(w) “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.

(x) “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.

(y) “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, tobacco, cannabis, or other plant, whether natural or synthetic, that is intended for inhalation. “Smoking” includes using an electronic smoking device.

(z) “Tobacco product” means 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, absorbed, or ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to, a cigarette, an electronic smoking device, a cigar, pipe tobacco, shisha tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus;

“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.

(aa) “Tobacco retailer” means any person who sells, offers for sale, or exchanges or offers to exchange for any form of consideration, tobacco products to include shisha tobacco retailers. This definition is without regard to the quantity of tobacco products sold, offered for sale, exchanged, or offered for exchange.

(bb) “Tobacco retailing” means engaging in the activities of a tobacco retailer.

(cc) “Youth-oriented facility” means a parcel in the County that is occupied by:

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

(2) 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));

(3) A library;

(4) A playground open to the public;

(5) A youth center, defined as a facility where children, ages six (6) to seventeen (17), inclusive, come together for programs and activities;

(6) A recreation facility open to the public, defined as an area, place, structure, or other facility that is used either permanently or temporarily for community recreation, even though it may be used for other purposes;

(7) A park open to the public or to all the residents of a private community. (Ord. 2718, 7/11/2023)