Regulación sobre la distribución de muestras de productos de tabaco

Explicación Simple

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

Es como cuando un vendedor de bebidas alcohólicas no puede venderle una cerveza a un adolescente; tienen que asegurarse de que la persona sea mayor de edad.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan trabaja en una tienda de tabacos y está repartiendo muestras. Si ve a una joven que parece tener menos de 18 años, debe pedirle su identificación antes de darle una muestra. Si no lo hace y la joven resulta ser menor, podría tener problemas con la ley.

Penalidades

Violaciones pueden resultar en multas y sanciones administrativas para el establecimiento.

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,