16-11-306. Sales of tobacco through vending machines restricted. (1) Tobacco products may be sold through a vending machine only in places where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed on the premises and where the vending machine is under the direct line-of-sight supervision of the owner or an employee of the establishment. The tobacco products must be in a vending machine that contains only tobacco products.
     (2) Tobacco products may not be sold through a vending machine that is located in a restaurant unless the restaurant has a bar, the restaurant area shares seating with the bar area, and the vending machine meets the requirements of subsection (1).
     (3) The sale of tobacco products from a vending machine under the direct line-of-sight supervision of an owner or employee is considered a sale of tobacco products by the owner or employee for the purposes of 16-11-305.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 569, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 518, L. 1997.