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No licensee shall knowingly distribute or furnish without charge or at nominal charge, or cause to be furnished or distributed without charge or at nominal charge, cigarettes or other tobacco products, or coupons for cigarettes or other tobacco products, in any public place or at any event open to the public, except in retail tobacco stores. 1727.10 VENDOR ASSISTED SALES It shall be unlawful for any person, business or tobacco retailer to sell, permit to be sold, or offer for sale any tobacco product by means of self - service displays or any other means other than vendor - assisted sales. 1VPM f I .Y T13 7 613 [63 201 WA [4=1 L.Y V (a) A licensee, or any agent, employee or representative of said licensee, convicted of violating Section 521.14 of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances shall have said license subject to suspension after notice and an opportunity to be heard as follows: (1) In the case of a first violation, the licensee shall be fined two hundred dollars ($200.00) and shall be notified in writing of penalties levied for further violations. (2) In the case of a second violation in a two -year period, the licensee shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500.00) and the license shall be suspended for not less than thirty consecutive business days or more than three months. Tobacco retailers must remove all tobacco merchandise from all areas accessible to the public while the license is suspended. (3) In the case of three or more violations within a two -year period, the licensee shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) and the license shall be suspended for not less than six months or more than eighteen months. Tobacco retailers must remove all tobacco merchandise from all areas accessible to the public while the license is suspended. (b) The Mayor or Director of Public Safety or his or her designee shall initiate the enforcement of Section 1727.11(a), against license holders, and shall conduct hearings upon the license holder's request. A licensee must request a hearing with the Mayor or Director of Public Safety within ten days of the notice of the action taken under subsection (a) hereof. Rulings made by the Mayor or Director of Public Safety or his designee regarding the suspension of a license, after an adequate hearing, shall be final. 1727.12 NONRETALIATION. No person or employer shall discharge, refuse to hire or in any manner retaliate against any employee, applicant for employment or customer because such employee, applicant or customer reported violations of any provisions of this chapter. 1727.13 PUBLIC EDUCATION