COMPILED CODE - Iowa Legislature - State of Iowa

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Tit. V, Ch. 7-A. CIGARETTES. §§ 913-al-913-a3.
SECTION 913-al. Sale or gift to minor prohibited—penalty.
1 Any person who shall furnish to any minor under twenty-one
2 years of age, by gift, sale or otherwise, any cigarette or cigarette
3 paper or wrapper, or any paper made or prepared for the purpose of
4 making cigarettes, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Whoever is
5 found guilty thereof, for the first offense shall be sentenced to pay a
6 fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred
7 dollars and costs of prosecution, or imprisoned in the county jail for
8 not more than thirty days; and for the second and each subsequent
9 offense, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not
10 less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and
11 costs of prosecution, or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than
12 one month nor more than six months, or both such fine and impris-
13 onment.
[C, '97, § 5006; 39 G. A., ch. 203, § 1.]
NOTE: See § 913-a22 of this supplement for additional provision.
SEC. 913-a2. Minors refusing to give information—penalty.
1 Any minor under twenty-one years of age, in any place other than
2 upon the premises of his parent or parents, being in possession of a
3 cigarette or cigarette paper, may be required by any peace officer,
4 juvenile court officer, truant officer or teacher in any school, to give
5 information as to where he or she obtained said cigarette or cigarette
6 paper, and upon refusing to furnish such information, shall be guilty
7 of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any magistrate
8 or justice of the peace, such minor being of the age of sixteen or
9 upwards, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five dollars
10 or to undergo an imprisonment in the jail of the proper county not
11 exceeding five days, or both such fine and imprisonment; if such minor
12 shall be under the age of sixteen years, he or she shall be certified by
13 such magistrate or justice of the peace to the juvenile court of the
14 county for such action as to said court shall seem proper; provided,
15 however, that if any person convicted of violating any provision of
16 this section shall give information which shall lead to the arrest of
17 the person or persons having violated any provisions of the last pre-
18 ceding section, and shall give evidence as a witness in proceedings
19 that may be instituted against said person or persons, the court shall
20 have the power to suspend sentence against such minor offender.
[S., '13, §§ 5007-c, 5007-d; 39 G. A., ch. 203, § 2.]
SEC. 913-a3. Permit to sell—duration—revocation.
1 No person, firm or corporation shall sell cigarettes or cigarette
2 papers in the state of Iowa, without first having obtained a permit
3 therefor, which said permit may be granted and issued by the council
4 of any city or town, including cities under special charter and cities
5 under the manager plan or commission form of government, and said
6 permit shall be in force and effect for two years following the July
7 first after its issue, unless sooner revoked, and shall be granted only
8 to a person, firm or corporation owning or operating the place from
9 which said sale is to be made, and shall not be transferable, which
10 permit shall have a number and show the residence and place of busi-
11 ness of the permit holder. The council issuing such permit shall
12 revoke the permit of any person who has violated any of the pro-