§ 13-04 Signage.
RCNY § 13-04
(a)Age restriction sign. Pursuant to subdivision (c) of § 17-706 of the Administrative Code, any person operating a place of business where cigarettes, tobacco products, liquid nicotine, electronic cigarettes, or non-tobacco smoking products are sold or offered for sale must post in a conspicuous place a sign, printed on a white card in bold red letters that are at least one-half inch in height and capitalized as indicated below, which states: "PROHIBITED for SALE to persons UNDER 21:Cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, other tobacco products, electronic cigarettes and component parts, liquid nicotine, non-tobacco shisha, herbal cigarettes, pipes, rolling papers, or smoking paraphernalia" (b) Cigarette tax stamp sign. Pursuant to § 17-703.1 of the Administrative Code, a retail dealer must post, in a conspicuous place at the point of sale of cigarettes or at the place where cigarettes are displayed or offered for sale, a sign that complies with the requirements of this subdivision. The sign must be printed on a white card in bold red letters that are at least one-half inch in height and capitalized as indicated below. The sign must include images of the current New York City and New York State tax stamp and a pack of cigarettes with a New York City and New York State tax stamp on the bottom of the pack, and must state: "ALL CIGARETTES MUST HAVE A NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE TAX STAMP" The sign must also include the contact number for the Sheriff's hotline for reporting potential violations, available on the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs website. (Amended City Record 4/10/2018, eff. 5/10/2018; renumbered and former section repealed, City Record 9/11/2018, eff. 10/11/2018)
