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Assembly Bill A7053

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Subjects agent employee who makes actual sale of tobacco products to a minor to a fine of $250 for each offense and $250 for each additional offense

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2009-A7053 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1399-cc, Pub Health L

2009-A7053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Subjects agent or employee who makes actual sale of tobacco products to a minor to a fine of $250 for each offense and $250 for each additional offense; does not apply to owner/operator of business.

2009-A7053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7053

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 19, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  sale  of  tobacco
  products, herbal cigarettes, rolling papers or pipes to minors

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

  Section 1. Section 1399-cc of the public  health  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  ANY AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSEE OR PERSON OPERATING A PLACE OF
BUSINESS WHEREIN TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR  HERBAL  CIGARETTES  ARE  SOLD  WHO
MAKES  THE  ACTUAL  SALE  OR PERFORMS A TRANSACTION IN VIOLATION OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR  THE
FIRST OFFENSE AND AN ADDITIONAL TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH ADDI-
TIONAL  OFFENSE.  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT APPLY TO THE LICENSEE OR
OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE AFORESAID BUSINESS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the  amendments  to  section  1399-cc  of  the public health law made by
section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such  section
and shall be deemed to expire therewith.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10385-01-9

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