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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2148
Introduced 1/14/2004, by Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 675/1 |
from Ch. 23, par. 2357 |
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Amends the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act. Prohibits the sale of tobacco over the Internet.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2148 |
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LRB093 14558 RLC 40049 b |
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| AN ACT concerning tobacco.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 1 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 675/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2357)
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| Sec. 1. Prohibition on sale of tobacco to minors; vending |
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| machines; lunch
wagons.
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| (a) No minor under 18 years of age shall buy any cigar,
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| cigarette,
smokeless tobacco or tobacco in any of its forms. No |
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| person shall sell, buy
for, distribute samples of or furnish |
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| any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco
or tobacco in any of |
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| its forms, to any minor under 18 years of age.
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| For the purpose of this Section, "smokeless tobacco" means |
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| any tobacco
products that are suitable for dipping or chewing.
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| (b) Tobacco products listed above may be sold through a |
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| vending machine
only in
the following locations:
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| (1) Factories, businesses, offices, private clubs, and |
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| other places not
open to the general public.
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| (2) Places to which minors under 18 years of age are |
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| not permitted access.
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| (3) Places where alcoholic beverages are sold and |
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| consumed on the
premises.
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| (4) Places where the vending machine is under the |
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| direct supervision of
the owner of the establishment or an |
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| employee over 18 years of age. The sale
of tobacco products |
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| from a vending machine under direct supervision of the
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| owner or an employee of the establishment is considered a |
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| sale of tobacco
products by that person. As used in this |
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| subdivision, "direct supervision"
means that the owner or |
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| employee has an unimpeded line of sight to the vending
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| machine.
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