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TOBACCO SHOP AMENDMENTS

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kraig Powell

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Senate Sponsor: Allen M. Christensen

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends provisions related to tobacco shops.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     provides that an individual less than 19 years old cannot, under certain conditions,
13     be present in a tobacco specialty shop; and
14          ▸     modifies a definition of electronic cigarette.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     AMENDS:
21          76-10-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 114
22          76-10-105.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 114
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 76-10-101 is amended to read:
26          76-10-101. Definitions.
27          As used in this part:
28          (1) "Cigar" means a product that contains nicotine, is intended to be burned under
29     ordinary conditions of use, and consists of any roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco, or in
30     any substance containing tobacco, other than any roll of tobacco that is a cigarette as described
31     in Subsection (2).
32          (2) "Cigarette" means a product that contains nicotine, is intended to be burned under
33     ordinary conditions of use, and consists of:
34          (a) any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco; or
35          (b) any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco which, because of
36     its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to
37     be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette described in Subsection (2)(a).
38          (3) (a) "Electronic cigarette" means [any device, other than a cigarette or cigar,
39     intended to deliver vapor containing nicotine into a person's respiratory system.]:
40          (i) an electronic device used to deliver or capable of delivering vapor containing
41     nicotine to an individual's respiratory system; or
42          (ii) any component of or accessory intended for use with the device described in
43     Subsection (3)(a)(i).
44          (b) "Electronic cigarette" includes an e-cigarette as defined in Section 26-38-2.
45          (4) "Electronic cigarette product" means an electronic cigarette or an electronic
46     cigarette substance.
47          (5) "Electronic cigarette substance" means any substance, including liquid containing
48     nicotine, used or intended for use in an electronic cigarette.
49          [(4)] (6) "Place of business" includes:
50          (a) a shop;
51          (b) a store;
52          (c) a factory;
53          (d) a public garage;
54          (e) an office;
55          (f) a theater;
56          (g) a recreation hall;
57          (h) a dance hall;
58          (i) a poolroom;
59          (j) a café;
60          (k) a cafeteria;
61          (l) a cabaret;
62          (m) a restaurant;
63          (n) a hotel;
64          (o) a lodging house;
65          (p) a streetcar;
66          (q) a bus;
67          (r) an interurban or railway passenger coach;
68          (s) a waiting room; and
69          (t) any other place of business.
70          [(5)] (7) "Smoking" means the possession of any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other
71     lighted smoking equipment.
72          Section 2. Section 76-10-105.1 is amended to read:
73          76-10-105.1. Requirement of direct, face-to-face sale of cigarettes, tobacco, and
74     electronic cigarettes -- Minors not allowed in tobacco specialty shop -- Penalties.
75          (1) As used in this section:
76          [(a) "Cigarette tobacco" means a product that consists of loose tobacco that contains or
77     delivers nicotine and is intended for use by a consumer in a cigarette.]
78          [(b) "Pipe tobacco" means a product that consists of loose tobacco that contains or
79     delivers nicotine and is intended to be smoked by a consumer in a pipe.]
80          (a) "Cigarette" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-14-102.
81          (b) (i) "Face-to-face exchange" means a transaction made in person between an
82     individual and a retailer or retailer's employee.
83          (ii) "Face-to-face exchange" does not include a sale through a:
84          (A) vending machine; or
85          (B) self-service display.
86          (c) "Retailer" means a person who [sells cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars,
87     cigarette tobacco, pipe tobacco, or smokeless tobacco to individuals for personal consumption
88     or who]:
89          (i) sells a cigarette, tobacco, or an electronic cigarette product to an individual for
90     personal consumption; or
91          (ii) operates a facility [where a vending machine or a self-service display is permitted
92     under Subsection (3)(b)] with a vending machine that sells a cigarette, tobacco, or an electronic
93     cigarette product.
94          (d) "Self-service display" means a display of [cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars,
95     cigarette tobacco, pipe tobacco, or smokeless tobacco products] a cigarette, tobacco, or an
96     electronic cigarette product to which the public has access without the intervention of a [retail]
97     retailer or retailer's employee.
98          [(e) "Smokeless tobacco" means a product that consists of cut, ground, powdered, or
99     leaf tobacco that contains nicotine and that is intended to be placed in the oral cavity.]
100          (e) "Tobacco" means any product, except a cigarette, made of or containing tobacco.
101          (f) "Tobacco specialty shop" means a retailer with a physical location that derives at
102     least 80% of its total sales from the sale of cigarettes, tobacco, or electronic cigarette products.
103          (2) [(a)] Except as provided in Subsection (3), a retailer may sell [cigarettes, electronic
104     cigarettes, cigars, cigarette tobacco, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco only in a direct,
105     face-to-face exchange between:] a cigarette, tobacco, or an electronic cigarette product only in
106     a face-to-face exchange.
107          [(i) an employee of the retailer; and]
108          [(ii) the purchaser.]
109          [(b) Examples of methods that are not permitted include vending machines and
110     self-service displays.]
111          [(c) Subsections (2)(a) and (b) do not prohibit the use or display of locked cabinets
112     containing cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarette tobacco, pipe tobacco, or smokeless
113     tobacco if the locked cabinets are accessible only to the retailer or the retailer's employees.]
114          [(3) The following sales are permitted as exceptions to Subsection (2):]
115          [(a) mail-order sales, if the provisions of Section 59-14-509 are met;]
116          [(b) sales from vending machines, including vending machines that sell packaged,
117     single cigarettes or cigars, and self-service displays that are located in a separate and defined
118     area within a facility where the retailer ensures that no person younger than 19 years of age is
119     present, or permitted to enter, at any time, unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian;
120     and]
121          [(c) sales by a retailer from a retail store which derives at least 80% of its revenue from
122     tobacco and tobacco related products and where the retailer ensures that no person younger
123     than 19 years of age is present, or permitted to enter at any time, unless accompanied by a
124     parent or legal guardian.]
125          [(4) Any ordinance, regulation, or rule adopted by the governing body of a political
126     subdivision of the state or by a state agency that affects the sale, placement, or display of
127     cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarette tobacco, pipe tobacco, or smokeless tobacco
128     that is not essentially identical to the provisions of this section and Section 76-10-102 is
129     superseded.]
130          [(5) (a) A parent or legal guardian who accompanies a person younger than 19 years of
131     age into an area described in Subsection (3)(b) or into a retail store as described in Subsection
132     (3)(c) and permits the person younger than 19 years of age to purchase or otherwise take a
133     cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette, or tobacco in any form is guilty of providing tobacco as
134     provided for in Section 76-10-104 and the penalties provided for in that section.]
135          [(b) Nothing in this section may be construed as permitting a person to provide tobacco
136     to a minor in violation of Section 76-10-104.]
137          (3) The face-to-face sale requirement in Subsection (2) does not apply to:
138          (a) a mail-order, telephone, or Internet sale made in compliance with Section
139     59-14-509;
140          (b) a sale from a vending machine or self-service display that is located in an area of a
141     retailer's facility:
142          (i) that is distinct and separate from the rest of the facility; and
143          (ii) where the retailer only allows an individual who complies with Subsection (4) to be
144     present; or
145          (c) a sale at a tobacco specialty shop.
146          (4) An individual who is less than 19 years old may not enter or be present at a tobacco
147     specialty shop unless the individual is:
148          (a) accompanied by a parent or legal guardian;
149          (b) present at the tobacco shop for a bona fide commercial purpose other than to
150     purchase a cigarette, tobacco, or an electronic cigarette; or
151          (c) 18 years old or older and an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces,
152     as demonstrated by a valid, government-issued military identification card.
153          (5) A parent or legal guardian who accompanies, under Subsection (4)(a), an individual
154     into an area described in Subsection (3)(b), or into a tobacco specialty shop, may not allow the
155     individual to purchase a cigarette, tobacco, or an electronic cigarette product.
156          (6) [Violation] A violation of Subsection (2) or [(3)] (4) is a:
157          (a) class C misdemeanor on the first offense;
158          (b) class B misdemeanor on the second offense; and
159          (c) class A misdemeanor on the third and all subsequent offenses.
160          (7) An individual who violates Subsection (5) is guilty of providing tobacco to a minor
161     under Section 76-10-104.
162          (8) Any ordinance, regulation, or rule adopted by the governing body of a political
163     subdivision of the state or by a state agency that affects the sale, placement, or display of
164     cigarettes, tobacco, or electronic cigarette products that is not essentially identical to the
165     provisions of this section and Section 76-10-102 is superseded.
166          (9) Subsection (8) does not apply to the adoption or enforcement of a land use
167     ordinance by a municipal or county government.