Distribution and sales of products to customers

(a)

Any product sold by a retail hemp establishment, smoke shops, and/or available in smoking lounges intended for inhalation and is a hemp extract product may not be sold to a person who is under 21 years of age.

(b)

Sales shall only be permitted to those persons over the age of 21 with a government issued photographic identification that establishes the name, age, and address of the purchaser.

(c)

All retail hemp establishments and smoke shops shall post a clear and conspicuous sign which substantially states the following: "The sale of hemp and hemp extract products to persons under 21 years of age is against Florida law. Proof of age is required for purchase."

(d)

The owner or manager of a retail hemp establishment or smoke shop shall provide at the point-of-sale counter, in a location clearly visible to the dealer or the dealer's agent or employee, instructional material in a calendar format or similar format to assist in determining whether a customer is of legal age to purchase hemp extract products.

(e)

A retail hemp establishment or smoke shop shall not be located within:

(1)

One thousand-foot radius of an existing public or private preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, park, playground, or place of worship or institutional facility.

(2)

The distances specified in this section shall be determined by the horizontal distance measured in a straight line from the closest property line to the closest property line of the lot on which the establishment is located, without regard to intervening structures. In the case of a multi-use building located upon a single tract of land, the distance shall be measured by drawing a straight line between the outermost exterior wall of the unit within the multi-use building intended for use as a commercial retail establishment and the closest property line of the nearest school, park, or place of worship or institutional facility.

(f)

Dispensing of, payment for, and receipt of a hemp extract product is prohibited anywhere outside the retail hemp establishment or smoke shop.

(Ord. No. 14180, § 2, 6-8-23)