Code of Ordinances
of Union County, Illinois.
Ordinance Chapter: Chapter 26 - Offenses [26-1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon or discard in any place accessible to children any refrigerator, icebox or ice chest, of a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more, which has an attached lid or door which may be opened or fastened shut by means of an attached latch. The owner, lessee, or manager of such place, who knowingly permits such abandoned or discarded refrigerator, icebox or ice chest to remain there in such condition, shall be guilty of violating this Code. (See 720 ILCS Sec. 505/1)
No person shall, upon any County road, fly any kite or play any game of ball or engage in any amusement or practice having a tendency to injure or annoy any person passing in the streets or on the sidewalks.
It shall be unlawful for any person to paste, post, paint, print or nail any handbill, sign, poster, advertisement, or notice of any kind on any curbstone, flagstone, or any other portion or part of any sidewalk, or upon any tree, lamppost, utility pole, hydrant, or upon any private wall, door, or gate without the consent, in writing, of the owner of the wall, door or gate; provided, however, that this Section shall not prevent posting by proper County and County officials of election signs, polling place signs and other signs or placards necessary under the law to the conduct of elections, except they may not be attached to a tree.
It shall be unlawful for any person, in any way or manner, to aid, abet, counsel, advise or encourage any other person in the commission of any of the acts mentioned herein or in any manner encourage the commission of such offense hereby defined.
It shall be unlawful for any person to rent, use, or allow to be used, any building or property owned by him, for any purpose whereby riotous or disorderly persons are gathered.
It shall be unlawful to rescue or attempt to rescue or shall abet or encourage the rescue or escape of any person from the custody of any officer or other person legally having him in charge, or shall molest or interfere with any officer or other person so legally having him in charge, or shall, in any manner, aid, abet or encourage the rescue or the attempt to escape from any person legally committed thereto, or shall supply or attempt to supply any such person with any weapon or with any implement or means whereby an escape might be affected, or with any intoxicating liquors, drugs or other article(s) without the consent of the officer in charge. (See 720 ILCS Sec. 5/31–7)
(A) Definition. For the purposes of this Section, the term “smokeless tobacco” means any finely cut, ground, powdered, or leaf tobacco that is intended to be placed in the oral cavity.
(B) Sales of Smokeless Tobacco Products to Persons Under Eighteen (18). No person shall sell any smokeless tobacco product to any person under the age of eighteen (18).
(C) Distribution. No person shall distribute or cause to be distributed to any person under the age of eighteen (18), without charge or at a nominal cost, any smokeless tobacco product. (See 720 ILCS Sec. 680–1 et seq.)
No minor under eighteen (18) years of age shall buy any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco or tobacco in any of its forms. No person shall sell, buy for, distribute samples of or furnish any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco or tobacco in any of its forms, to any minor under eighteen (18) years of age.
For the purpose of this Section, “smokeless tobacco” is defined in Section 26–1‑2(A).
(A) Tobacco products listed above may be sold through a vending machine only in the following locations:
- Factories, businesses, office, private clubs, and other places not open to the general public.
- Places to which minors under eighteen (18) years of age are not permitted access.
- Places where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed on the premises.
- Places where the vending machine is under the direct supervision of the owner of the establishment or an employee over eighteen (18) years of age. The sale of tobacco products from a vending machine under direct supervision of the owner or an employee of the establishment is considered a sale of tobacco products by that person. As used in this Section, “direct supervision” means that the owner or employee has an unimpeded line of sight to the vending machine.
- Places where the vending machine can only be operated by the owner or an employee over age eighteen (18) either directly or through a remote control device if the device is inaccessible to all customers.
(See 720 ILCS Sec. 675/1)
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