Assembly Bill A7418

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the prohibition of sale of tobacco products at pharmacies

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A7418 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3607
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1399-dd-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5890, S1234
2011-2012: A3329, A8839, S6506
2015-2016: S2909

2013-A7418 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the prohibition of sale of tobacco products at pharmacies and pharmacy departments.

2013-A7418 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7418

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to sale of tobacco
  products in pharmacies

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
1399-dd-1 to read as follows:
  S 1399-DD-1. SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN PHARMACIES.  NO PERSON  SHALL
SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN A PHARMACY OR IN A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT, IF:
  1.  A PHARMACY AS A DEPARTMENT, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH F
OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION
LAW, IS WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN SUCH ESTABLISHMENT; OR
  2. CUSTOMERS OF THE PHARMACY MUST PASS THROUGH A CORRIDOR OR  AN  AREA
OWNED,  LEASED OR CONTROLLED BY THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT AND USED EXCLU-
SIVELY TO ACCESS THE PHARMACY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05568-01-3


              

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