§ 3-18.1. Findings.
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The State of New Jersey has banned the sale or furnishing of cigarettes or tobacco in any form to minors under N.J.S.A. 2A: 170-51; and medical and scientific evidence indicates that tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States, medical and scientific evidence demonstrates that tobacco usage is addictive and causes serious health problems.
The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse has concluded that the majority of the 390,000 Americans who die each year from cigarette smoking became addicted to nicotine as adolescents, and a significant number of children under the legal age to purchase tobacco are still able to do so under either directly or through vending machines. The Deptford Township Council is authorized to enact ordinances not contrary to the laws of this State or of the United States as it may deem necessary and proper for the protection of persons and for the preservation of the public health, safety, welfare of the Township of Deptford and its inhabitants.