Regulación sobre la venta de productos con nicotina a menores de 21 años

Explicación Simple

Si tienes más de 21 años, no puedes vender productos con nicotina a menores de 21. Si lo haces, puedes tener problemas con la ley, especialmente si lo repites.

Es como si tuvieras un carrito de dulces y un amigo menor de edad te pide que le des algo. Si le das, podrías meterte en problemas, igual que al vender nicotina a menores.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos, de 22 años, le vende un vapeador a su amigo Luis, que solo tiene 19. Carlos podría ser multado porque está rompiendo la ley al venderle un producto con nicotina a alguien menor de 21.

Penalidades

Primera violación: falta menor. Repetidas violaciones en cinco años: delito menor.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(a) Any person 21 years of age or older who sells, gives, or otherwise furnishes to a person under the age of 21 years a product containing or delivering nicotine or lobelia, whether natural or synthetic, intended for human consumption, or any part of such a product, that is not tobacco or an electronic delivery device as defined by section609.685, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor for the first violation. Whoever violates this subdivision a subsequent time within five years of a previous conviction under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this subdivision if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant reasonably and in good faith relied on proof of age as described in section340A.503, subdivision 6. (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a product containing or delivering nicotine or lobelia intended for human consumption, whether natural or synthetic, or any part of such a product, that is not tobacco or an electronic delivery device as defined by section609.685, may be sold to persons under the age of 21 if the product is a drug, device, or combination product, as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, that is authorized for sale by the United States Food and Drug Administration. A person under the age of 21 years who purchases or attempts to purchase a product containing or delivering nicotine or lobelia intended for human consumption, or any part of such a product, that is not tobacco or an electronic delivery device as defined by section609.685, and who uses a driver's license, permit, Minnesota identification card, or any type of false identification to misrepresent the person's age, shall only be subject to an alternative civil penalty in accor