Wichita City Council members have delayed action for a week to consider language in an ordinance that will establish new penalties for people who sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21. The ordinance eliminates the criminal penalty for people under 21 to possess tobacco, but law enforcement officers can still confiscate tobacco items. The ordinance will create a minimum fine of $200 and a maximum of $1,000 with six months in jail for retail employees who sell tobacco to minors. There’s also a $250 penalty for a business that sells tobacco to underage people, and that fine can be increased with multiple offenses, leading up to a license suspension.
Source: 101.3 KFDI
