Regulación del uso de productos de tabaco en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Esta ley asegura que el uso de productos de tabaco esté regulado en Carolina del Sur. También establece que las ciudades no pueden hacer reglas que vayan en contra de las leyes del estado sobre estos productos.

Es como si en una familia, los padres establecen las reglas sobre el uso de los videojuegos, y los hermanos no pueden hacer sus propias reglas que contradigan a las de los padres.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una tienda en un barrio de Carolina del Sur. La ley dice que Juan debe seguir las reglas estatales sobre la venta de cigarrillos y productos de tabaco. Aunque su ciudad tenga reglas sobre el uso de tabaco, estas no pueden ir en contra de lo que el estado establece.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-17-504. Implementation; local laws. (A) Sections 16-17-500, 16-17-502, 16-17-503, and 16-17-506 must be enforced to ensure the eligibility for and receipt of federal funds or grants the State receives or may receive relating to the sections. Any laws, ordinances, or rules enacted pertaining to tobacco products may not supersede state law or regulation. Nothing in this section affects the right of any person having ownership or otherwise controlling private property to allow or prohibit the use of tobacco products on the property. (B) Smoking ordinances in effect before the effective date of this act are exempt from the requirements of subsection (A). HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 445, SECTION 2; 2013 Act No. 35, SECTION 5, eff June 7, 2013; 2023 Act No. 38 (H.3681), SECTION 9, 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 a