UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Colorado Springs City Code § 9.7.213
in effect9.7.213: UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS:
A. As used in this section, TOBACCO PRODUCT means:
1. Any product which contains, is made or derived from tobacco or used to deliver nicotine, synthetic nicotine or other substances intended for human consumption, whether heated, chewed, applied to the skin, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed or ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to Cigarettes, Cigars, Little Cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff, bidis, snus, nicotine product, mints, hand gels;
2. Any device that can be used to deliver tobacco or nicotine to the person inhaling from the device, including an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, vape pen, or other electronic smoking device;
3. The term Tobacco Product does not include:
a. Any product that contains marijuana; and
b. Any product made from or derived from tobacco and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in connection with cessation of smoking.
B. Unlawful Transfer: It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly dispense, sell, distribute, or transfer any tobacco or tobacco product to any person under the age of twenty-one (21).
C. Affirmative Defense: It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under paragraph B of this section that the person furnishing the tobacco or tobacco product was presented with and reasonably relied upon a government-issued photographic identification that identified the individual receiving the tobacco or tobacco product as being twenty-one (21) years of age or older. (Ord. 20-75)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-28810Fetched: 11/1/2026