36-798. Definitions


In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:


1. "Bar" means that portion of any premises licensed under section 4-209,
subsection B, paragraph 6, 7, 11, 12 or 14 that is primarily used for the selling,
consumption or serving of alcoholic beverages and that is not primarily used for the
consumption of food on the premises.


2. "Beedies" or "bidis" means a product containing tobacco that is wrapped in
temburni leaf (diospyros melanoxylon) or tendu leaf (diospyros exculpra), or any other
product that is offered to, or purchased by, consumers as beedies or bidis.


3. "Cigar" means a roll of tobacco or any lawful substitute for tobacco that is
wrapped in tobacco.


4. "Cigarette" means a roll of tobacco or any lawful substitute for tobacco that is
wrapped in paper or in any substance other than tobacco.


5. "Minor" means a person who is under eighteen years of age.


6. "Retail tobacco vendor" means a person who possesses tobacco or tobacco products
for the purpose of selling them for consumption and not for resale.


7. "Smokeless tobacco" includes shredded tobacco, snuff, cavendish and plug, twist
and other tobacco products that are intended for oral use but not for smoking.


8. "Smoking tobacco" includes any tobacco or tobacco product, other than cigarettes
and cigars, that is intended to be smoked.


9. "Tobacco products" includes cigarettes, cigarette papers, cigars, smokeless
tobacco and smoking tobacco.


10. "Vending machine" means any mechanical, electrical or electronic device that, on
insertion of money, tokens or any other form of payment, automatically dispenses tobacco
products.