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A. The applicant is under the age of 18 years. B. The applicant has been convicted within the past five (5) years of any violation of a Federal, State, or local law, ordinance provision, or other regulation relating to tobacco or tobacco products, or product related devices. C. The applicant has had a license to sell tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related devices revoked within the preceding twelve (12) months of the date of application. D. The applicant fails to provide any information required on the application, or provides false or misleading information. E. The applicant is prohibited by Federal, State, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation, from holding such a license. 602.06 Prohibited Sales: It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any person to sell or offer to sell any tobacco, tobacco product, or tobacco related device: A. To any person under the age of eighteen (18) years. B. By means of any type of vending machine, except as may otherwise be provided in this ordinance (see "Vending Machines") C. By means of self-service methods whereby the customer does not need to make a verbal or written request to an employee of the licensed premise in order to receive the tobacco, tobacco product, or tobacco related device and whereby there is not a physical exchange of the tobacco, tobacco product, or tobacco related device between the licensee or the licensee's employee, and the customer. D. By means of loonies as defined in this ordinance. E. By any other means, to any other person, in any manner or form prohibited by Federal, State, or other local law, ordinance provision or other regulation. 602.07 Vending Machines: It shall be unlawful for any person licensed under this ordinance to allow the sale of tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related devices by means of a vending machine unless minors are at all times prohibited from entering the licensed establishment. 602.08 Self -Service Sales: It shall be unlawful for a licensee under this ordinance to allow the sale of tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related devices by any means whereby the customer may have access to such items without having to request the item from the licensee or the licensee's employee and whereby there is not a physical exchange of the tobacco, tobacco products, or the tobacco related device between the licensee or his or her clerk and the customer. All tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco related devices shall either be stored behind a counter or other area not freely accessible to the general public.