HB 2125 - DIGEST


Provides that no person shall make a delivery sale of tobacco products to any individual who is a minor.

Requires each person taking a delivery sale order to comply with: (1) The age verification requirements set forth in this act;

(2) The disclosure requirements set forth in this act; and

(3) The shipping requirements set forth in this act.

Designates penalties for violations of this act.

Provides that, except as provided in this act, beginning January 1, 2003, self-service displays of tobacco products are prohibited. All in-store tobacco products must be sold from behind the counter or from within locked display units, or from any other location that a customer does not have access to without the assistance of the retailer.

Provides that packages of fewer than twenty cigarettes may be sold only in premises where minors are prohibited by statute.