No puedes vender tabaco a personas menores de 18 años. Si alguien quiere comprar tabaco, debe mostrar una identificación que pruebe que tiene la edad adecuada.
Es como si un restaurante no dejara entrar a menores sin un documento que confirme su edad, porque quieren asegurarse de que sólo los adultos disfruten de ciertos productos.
Imagina que Juan, un vendedor de tabacos, intenta vender cigarrillos a una chica de 16 años. Si no le pide una identificación y la policía llega, podría tener problemas porque está violando la ley.
Las violaciones pueden resultar en multas y sanciones legales para el vendedor.
SECTION 16-17-500. Sale or purchase of tobacco products to minors; proof of age; location of vending machines; penalties; smoking cessation programs. (A) It is unlawful for an individual to sell, furnish, give, distribute, purchase for, or provide a tobacco product to a minor under the age of eighteen years. (B) It is unlawful to sell a tobacco product or an alternative nicotine product to an individual who does not present, upon demand, proper proof of age. Failure to demand identification to verify an individual's age is not a defense to an action initiated pursuant to this subsection. Proof that is demanded, is shown, and reasonably is relied upon for the individual's proof of age is a defense to an action initiated pursuant to this subsection. (C) A person engaged in the sale of tobacco products made through the Internet or other remote sales methods shall perform an age verification through an independent, third-party age verification service that compares information available from public records to the personal information entered by the individual during the ordering process that establishes the individual is eighteen years of age or older and shall use a method of mailing, shipping, or delivery that requires the signature of a person at least eighteen years of age before a tobacco product will be released to the purchaser, unless the Internet or other remote sales methods employ the following protections to ensure age verification: (1) the customer creates an online profile or account with personal information including, but not limited to, name, address, social security information, and a valid phone number, and that personal information is verified through publicly available records; or (2) the customer is required to upload a copy of his government-issued id
Si vendes tabaco a un menor, puedes enfrentar multas y otras sanciones legales. Es importante verificar siempre la edad del comprador.
Debes pedir una identificación oficial que muestre la fecha de nacimiento de la persona. Esto puede ser un documento de identidad o un pasaporte.
Para ventas en línea, debes usar un servicio de verificación de edad y asegurarte de que el paquete sea entregado a alguien mayor de 18 años.
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