Relates to prohibiting the distribution without charge of electronic cigarettes to minors; requires such distribution be made only to an individual who demonstrates, through a driver's license or other photographic identification card issued by a government entity or educational institution indicating that the individual is at least eighteen years of age.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8014
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 25, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the
distribution without charge of electronic cigarettes to minors
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 4 of section 1399-bb of
2 the public health law, as amended by chapter 508 of the laws of 2000,
3 are amended to read as follows:
4 Distribution of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes or herbal
5 cigarettes without charge.
6 4. No person engaged in the business of selling or otherwise distrib-
7 uting electronic cigarettes for commercial purposes, or any agent or
8 employee of such person, shall knowingly, in furtherance of such busi-
9 ness, distribute without charge any electronic cigarettes to any indi-
10 vidual under eighteen years of age.
11 5. The distribution of tobacco products or herbal cigarettes pursuant
12 to subdivision two of this section or the distribution without charge of
13 electronic cigarettes shall be made only to an individual who demon-
14 strates, through a driver's license or other photographic identification
15 card issued by a government entity or educational institution indicating
16 that the individual is at least eighteen years of age. Such identifica-
17 tion need not be required of any individual who reasonably appears to be
18 at least twenty-five years of age; provided, however, that such appear-
19 ance shall not constitute a defense in any proceeding alleging the sale
20 of a tobacco product, electronic cigarette or herbal cigarette or the
21 distribution without charge of electronic cigarettes to an individual.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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