A. A person shall not sell tobacco products through a vending machine unless the vending machine is located in either:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-798.02

  • 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. See Arizona Laws 36-798
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Minor: means a person who is under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 36-798
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Tobacco products: includes cigarettes, cigarette papers, cigars, smokeless tobacco and smoking tobacco. See Arizona Laws 36-798
  • 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. See Arizona Laws 36-798

1. A bar.

2. An employee lounge area that is not open to the public and the business in which the lounge area is located does not employ minors.

B. A sign measuring at least eighty square inches shall be obviously affixed to the front of each vending machine. The sign shall state in block letters, it is illegal for a minor to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products and, upon conviction, a fine of up to three hundred dollars may be imposed.

C. This article does not invalidate an ordinance of or prohibit the adoption of an ordinance by a county, city or town to further restrict the location of vending machines or specify different wording for the vending machines signs as required by subsection B of this section.

D. A person who violates this section is guilty of a petty offense.

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