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(f) "Proprietor" means a person with an ownership or managerial interest in a business. An ownership interest shall be deemed to exist when a person has a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in the stock, assets, or income of a business other than the sole interest of security for debt. A managerial interest shall be deemed to exist when a person can or does have or share ultimate control over the day-to-day operations of a business. (g) "Tobacco product" means any of the following: (1) a product containing, made or derived from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked, heated or chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed or ingested by any other means, including but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, hookah tobacco, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco or snuff; (2) an electronic device that delivers nicotine or other vaporized liquids to the person inhaling from the device, including but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, pipe or hookah; (3) any component, part or accessory of a tobacco product whether or not sold separately. "Tobacco product" does not include a nicotine replacement product approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. (h) "Tobacco retailer" means any person or business who sells, offers for sale, or does or offers to exchange for any form of consideration, flavored tobacco product, tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco paraphernalia, or who distributes free or low cost samples of tobacco products or tobacco paraphernalia. "Tobacco retailing" shall mean the doing of any of these things. This definition is without regard to the quantity of tobacco, tobacco products sold, offered for sale, exchanged, or offered for exchange. Sec. 18-91. Tobacco retailer license. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a tobacco retailer, or to display or advertise the sale of tobacco products without obtaining and maintaining a valid tobacco retailer's license pursuant to this article for each location at which that activity is to occur. (b) It shall be unlawful for a licensed tobacco retailer, or an agent or employee thereof to violate any local, state, or federal tobacco -related law. (c) Each day on which a prohibited act occurs shall constitute a separate violation. (d) It shall be unlawful for a licensed tobacco retailer or any of the licensee's agents or employees, to violate any local, state, or federal law applicable to sale, display or advertising of tobacco products or tobacco retailing. (e) Each tobacco retailer license shall be prominently displayed in a publicly visible location at the licensed location, Ordinance No. NS-3014 Page 4 of 6