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e e e (c) By means of "Self Service Merchandising". (d) By means of "Individually Packaging". ( e) Containing opium, morphine, jimsonweed, bella donna, strychnos, cocaine, marijuana, or other deleterious, hallucinogenic, toxic or controlled substances except nicotine and other substances found naturally in tobacco or added as part of an otherwise lawful manufacturing process. (f) By any means or form prohibited by federal, state or local law. Section 13.5-7. Vending Machines. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow the sale of a tobacco product, or a tobacco related device by means of a vending machine unless minors are at all times prohibited from entering the licensed establishment. Section 13.5-8. Responsibility. All licensees under this ordinance shall be responsible for the actions of their employees in regard to the sale of a tobacco product, or a tobacco related device on the licensed premises. Section 13.5-9. Compliance Check and Inspections. All licensed premises shall be open to inspection by the City's law enforcement agency, representatives, or other authorized City officials during regular business hours. From time to time, but at least once per year, the City or its authorized representative shall conduct a compliance check by engaging, with the written consent of their parents or guardians, minors over the age of fifteen (15) years but less than eighteen (18) years to enter the licensed premises to attempt to purchase a tobacco product, or a tobacco related device. Minors used for the purpose of compliance checks shall be supervised by designated law enforcement officers, or other designated persounel. Minors used for a compliance check shall not be guilty of the unlawful purchase or attempt to purchase, nor the unlawful possession of a tobacco product, or tobacco related device when such items are obtained as part of a compliance check. No minor used in a compliance check shall attempt to use a false identification misrepresenting the minor's age, and all minors lawfully engaged in a compliance check shall answer all questions about the minor's age asked by the licensee or licensee's employee, and shall produce any identification, if any exists, for which he or she is asked. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit a compliance check authorized by state or federal laws for educational, research, or training purposes, or required for the enforcement of a particular state of federal law.