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HB 1461 Sale, distribution or possession of bidis.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

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.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

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, from a maximum of $100 to a mandatory $500; (ii) for a second violation, from a maximum of $200 to a mandatory $1,000; and (iii) for a third or subsequent violation, from a maximum of $500 to a mandatory $2,500.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

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, from a maximum of $100 to a mandatory $500; (ii) for a second violation, from a maximum of $200 to a mandatory $1,000; and (iii) for a third or subsequent violation, from a maximum of $500 to a mandatory $2,500. In addition, the provision requiring courts to suspend civil penalties on a retail establishment that offers proof that it has trained its employees concerning the requirements of this law is made inapplicable if the violation involves the sale or distribution of bidis.