§ 11.35.020. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meaning:

A.

"Arm's length transaction" means a sale in good faith and for valuable consideration that reflects the fair market value in the open market between two informed and willing parties, when neither is under any compulsion to participate in the transaction. A sale between relatives, related companies or partners, or a sale for the primary purpose of avoiding the effect of the violations of this chapter that occurred at the location, is presumed not to be an arm's length transaction.

B.

"Department" means the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

C.

"Director" means the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health or his/her designee.

D.

"Itinerant tobacco retailing" means engaging in tobacco sale or distribution at other than a fixed location.

E.

"License" means a tobacco retailer license issued by the county pursuant to this section.

F.

"Licensee" means any proprietor holding a license issued by the county pursuant to this chapter.

G.

"Person" means any individual, entity, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, social or professional club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, or other group or combination of the above acting as a single unit.

H.

"Proprietor" means a person with an ownership interest in a business. An ownership interest shall be deemed to exist when a person has a ten percent or greater interest in the stock, assets, or income of a business other than the sole interest of security for debt.

I.

"Tobacco product" means any substance containing tobacco leaf, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, bidis, or any other preparation which includes any tobacco product.

J.

"Tobacco paraphernalia" means cigarette papers or wrappers, pipes, holders of smoking materials of all types, cigarette rolling machines, and any other item designed or used for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco products.

K.

"Tobacco retailer" means any person who sells, offers for sale or distribution, exchanges, or offers to exchange for any form of consideration, tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco paraphernalia without regard to the quantity sold, distributed, exchanged, or offered for exchange.

L.

"Tobacco retailing" means selling, offering for sale, exchanging, or offering to exchange for any form of consideration, tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco paraphernalia without regard to the quantity sold, offered for sale, exchanged, or offered for exchange.

(Ord. 2007-0118 § 3 (part), 2007.)