In a conspicuous place on each cigarette vending machine in use within the state, there shall be posted, and kept in easily legible form and repair, by the owner, lessee, or person having control thereof, a warning to persons under 18 years of age which shall be printed in bold type letters each of which shall be at least one-half inch high and which shall read as follows:
"Any Person Under 18 Years of Age Is Forbidden By Law To Purchase Cigarettes From This Machine."
Any owner, any lessee, and any person having control of any cigarette vending machine which does not bear the warning required by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.07
1963 c 545 s 1