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ARTICLE III. – TOBACCO PRODUCTS Section 73-24. Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, give away, or deliver any tobacco product, to any person under the age of twenty-one (2 1) years. If any person suspects that a minor is attempting to purchase or obtain any tobacco product, such person shall request and examine identification from the purchaser or acquirer and positively establish the purchaser's or acquirer's age as twenty-one (21) or greater before allowing the purchase or delivery of such products to occur. Section 73-25. Age Verification. Before distributing any tobacco product, or products regulated by this Article the distributor shall verify that the recipient is at least twenty-one (2 1) years of age. Distributors must verify the legal sales age by examining the recipient's government -issued identification. Verification is not required for a person over the age of thirty (30). That a recipient appeared to be thirty (30) years of age or older shall not constitute a defense to a violation of this section. Section 73-26. Signage. No person may sell or permit the sale of tobacco products or electronic cigarettes in the City of Vero Beach unless a clearly visible notice is posted at the location where tobacco products are available for purchase, which shall state and be legibly printed in letters at least one-half inch high that "The sale of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to persons under the age of 21 is against City of Vero Beach law. Proof of age is required for purchase." Section 73-27 —73-34. Reserved. ARTICLE IV. – ENFORCEMENT Section 73-31. Enforcement; penalties. This chapter shall be enforced -as provided in the code enforcement ordinance, chapter 2,. article VII, section 2-26let seq. of this Code, subject however, to the following: (a) In response to a first violation of sections 73-21, 73-22, subsection 73-23(a), 73- 24, 73-25, or 73-26, a written warning with no civil penalty assessed shall be issued to the violator in order to inform the violator of the violation and encourage compliance with the law. For a subsequent violation the violator may be issued a code enforcement citation and assessed the appropriate civil penalty specified in section 2-300 of this Code, notwithstanding the violations occur at different locations. (b) In, response to a first observation of a violation of subsection 73-23(b), a written warning and notice to comply with subsection 73-23(b) within thirty (30) days shall be issued to the proprietor or other person in charge of the enclosed indoor workplace in order to inform such person of the violation and encourage compliance with the law. For a subsequent observation of a Page 6 of 8 . �. . . _ 113