Distribución de muestras de productos de tabaco a menores

Explicación Simple

No se puede dar muestras de tabaco a personas menores de 18 años. Si crees que alguien parece menor, debes pedirle identificación para comprobar su edad.

Es como si tu amigo te ofreciera una bebida alcohólica en una fiesta. Si crees que es menor de edad, debes pedirle que muestre su identificación antes de darle la bebida.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan trabaja en una tienda de tabacos y un cliente que parece tener menos de 18 años pide una muestra de un nuevo cigarro. Juan, recordando la ley, le pide su identificación para asegurarse de que tiene la edad adecuada antes de darle la muestra.

Penalidades

Las personas que violan esta ley pueden enfrentar multas y las tiendas pueden recibir sanciones administrativas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-17-502. Distribution of tobacco product samples. (A) It is unlawful for a person to distribute a tobacco product sample to a person under the age of eighteen years. (B) A person engaged in sampling shall demand proof of age from a prospective recipient if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective recipient may be under the age of eighteen years. (C) A person violating this section is subject to the penalties set forth in Section 16-17-500(E). (D) A tobacco retail establishment violating this section is subject to administrative penalties as provided in Section 16-17-500(E)(3). HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 445, SECTION 2; 2013 Act No. 35, SECTION 3, eff June 7, 2013; 2023 Act No. 38 (H.3681), SECTION 7, eff August 14, 2023. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 38, SECTIONS 1, 3 to 4, and 13, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Omnibus Tobacco Enforcement Act of 2023'." "SECTION 3. Laws, ordinances, or rules enacted by political subdivisions of this State prior to December 31, 2020, pertaining to ingredients, flavors, or licensing, related to the sale of cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, e-liquid, vapor products, tobacco products, or any other products containing nicotine that can be ingested into the body by chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, or by any means, and municipal code amendments to said laws, ordinances, or rules, are exempt from the preemption imposed by this act. Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with a political subdivision's authority to determine its own public-use policies relating to any of the products referenced in this act. "SECTION 4. Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with a political subdivision's authority under Chapter 29, Title 6,