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Section 73-4 —73-20. Reserved. ARTICLE H. ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES Section 73-21. Sale of e -cigarettes to minors prohibited. No person, business, retailer, or other establishment shall sell, permit to be sold, or offer for sale to any person under 21 years of age any e -cigarette or liquid nicotine within the city. A violator of this section includes the person who sells, permits to be sold, or offers for sale any such product to a person under 21 years of age as well as his or her employer and any person who controls the person who sells, permits to be sold, or offers for sale any such product to a person under 21 years of age. Section 73-22. Self-service merchandising prohibited. (a) No person, business, retailer, or other establishment engaged in the retail sale of e - cigarettes or liquid nicotine shall sell, permit to be sold, offer for sale, or display for sale e- cigarettes or liquid nicotine within the city by means of self-service merchandising. (b) No person, business, retailer, or other establishment engaged in the retail sale of e - cigarettes or liquid nicotine shall place e -cigarettes or liquid nicotine in an open display unit within the city unless the same is located in an area that is inaccessible to customers. Section 73-23. Use of e -cigarettes prohibited where smoking prohibited. (a) A person may not use, employ, or otherwise operate any nicotine dispensing device or e -cigarette in any enclosed indoor workplace located within the city wherein smoking is prohibited pursuant to the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act, section 386.201, Florida Statutes, et seq. The exceptions provided in said Act that permit smoking in certain places shall also apply to Permit the use of nicotine dispensing devices and e -cigarettes in the same places designated in the Act. In addition, the use of nicotine dispensing devices and e -cigarettes may be permitteri in a retail e - cigarette shop. (b) The proprietor or other person in charge of any enclosed indoor workplace subject to the prohibition established in subsection (a) must develop and implement a policy for compliance with said prohibition. The policy may include, but is not limited to, procedures to be taken when the proprietor or other person in charge witnesses or is made aware of a violation of subsection (a) and must include a policy which prohibits an employee from using any nicotine dispensing device or e -cigarette in the enclosed indoor workplace. In order to increase public awareness, the proprietor or person in charge of the enclosed indoor workplace may, at his or her discretion, post signs stating "NO SMOKING OR USE OF E -CIGARETTES" or similar language as deemed appropriate. Page 5 of 8 112