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345.06 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 (I 8) years. B. By means of any type of vending machine, except as may otherwise be provided in this ordinance. 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 products, or tobacco related devices and whereby there is not a physical exchange of tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related device between the licensee or the licensee's employee, and the customer. D. By means ofloosies as defined in Section 345.01 Subd. 06 of this ordinance. E. Containing opium, morphine, jimson weed, 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 other means, to any other person, or in any other manner ofform prohibited by Federal, State, or other local law, ordinance provision, or other regulation. 345.07 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 the means of a vending machine unless minors are at all times prohibited from entering the licensed establishment. 345.08 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 devices 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 customers, or in a case or other storage unit not left open and accessible to the general public. Any retailer selling tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related devices at the time this ordinance is adopted shall comply with this Section within 90 days. Self-service sales restriction shall not apply to retail stores which derive at least 90% of their revenue from tobacco and tobacco related products and which cannot be . entered at any time by person younger than 18 years of age.