HomeMy Public PortalAbout19P-009 Village Amends Tobacco Ordinance VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
POLICE DEPARTMENT
14300 S. Coil Plus Drive, Plainfield, IL 60544
Main Phone # (815) 436-6544 Executive Fax # (815) 436-9681
John J. Konopek Jr., Chief of Police
PRESS RELEASE
Release Immediately
Press Release #: 19P-009
Release Date: 3/14/19
Case #: N/A
Contact: Sergeant Colin Mulacek #119, Plainfield Police Department
815-439-7654
Village of Plainfield Amends the Tobacco Ordinance
Plainfield, IL – On March 4, 2019 the Village Board approved amendments to the village’s ordinance regulating
cigarette and tobacco dealers.
The Ordinance was modified to expand the definition of “electronic cigarette(s)” and to modify the age at which a
person may legally purchase and/or possess electronic cigarettes, tobacco products and tobacco accessories. The
Ordinance now defines “electronic cigarette” to include: (1) any device that employs a battery or other mechanism
to heat a solution or substance to produce a vapor or aerosol intended for inhalation; (2) any cartridge or container
of a solution or substance intended to be used with or in the device or to refill the device; and (3) any solution or
substance, whether or not it contains nicotine, intended for use in the device. Accordingly, an “electronic cigarette”
now includes, but is not limited to, any electronic nicotine delivery system, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo,
electronic pipe, electronic hookah, vape pen or any similar product/device, and any component or part that can be
used to build such a device/product.
The Ordinance further raises the age from eighteen (18) years of age to twenty-one (21) years of age for the
purchase and possession of electronic cigarettes, all tobacco and electronic cigarette products, or tobacco products
and accessories. The sale of such items is prohibited to persons under twenty-one (21) years of age.
The amended Ordinance will take effect on April 1, 2019. Violation of the ordinance will result in a fine of $250.
Authority: Colin Mulacek #119
Sergeant Colin Mulacek #119