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2000 SESSION

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HB 1461 Sale, distribution or possession of bidis.

Introduced by: Thomas M. Bolvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Sale, distribution or possession of bidis. Increases the civil penalties imposed on an individual or separate retail establishment violating the current prohibition on the sale or distribution of tobacco products to minors, if the violation involves a bidi. A bidi is defined as a product containing tobacco that is wrapped in temburni leaf or tendu leaf, or any other product that is offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a bidi or beedie. The civil penalties increase as follows: (i) for a first violation, a mandatory $500; (ii) for a second violation, a mandatory $1,000; and (iii) for a third or subsequent violation, a mandatory $2,500.


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