093_HB3457

 
                                     LRB093 10240 MBS 10494 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to tobacco products.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1. Short title. This Act  may  be  cited  as  the
 5    Display of Tobacco Products Act.

 6        Section 5.  Definitions. In this Act:
 7        "Tobacco  product"  means  a  cigar, cigarette, smokeless
 8    tobacco, or tobacco in any of its forms.
 9        "Smokeless tobacco" means any  tobacco  product  that  is
10    suitable for dipping or chewing.

11        Section  10.  Tobacco product displays. It is unlawful to
12    sell, offer for sale, give away, or display tobacco  products
13    for sale at any location where the consumer can acquire those
14    products  through self-service. Every tobacco product must be
15    displayed from behind a sales or service counter  so  that  a
16    consumer cannot access tobacco products without assistance by
17    an  employee  of  the retail establishment authorized to sell
18    tobacco products.

19        Section 15.  Vending machines. This Act does not prohibit
20    the sale of tobacco products from  vending  machines  if  the
21    locations  of the vending machines are in compliance with the
22    provisions of Section 1 of the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act.

23        Section 20. Sentence. A violation of this Act is a  petty
24    offense  for  which the court shall impose a fine of not less
25    than $100 nor more than $1,000.