S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8278
I N S E N A T E
April 26, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the
sale of certain flavored tobacco and electronic cigarette products
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-mm-l to read as follows:
§ 1399-MM-L. FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FLAVORED ELECTRONIC CIGA-
RETTE FLUID PROHIBITED. 1. NO ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE, FLUID OR COMPONENT
THEREOF; NO SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT OR COMPONENT THEREOF; AND NO
TOBACCO PRODUCT MEANT FOR HOOKAH OR COMPONENT THEREOF MADE FOR SALE IN
THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL CONTAIN, AS A CONSTITUENT (INCLUDING A SMOKE
CONSTITUENT) OR ADDITIVE: AND ARTIFICIAL OR NATURAL FLAVOR (OTHER THAN
TOBACCO OR MENTHOL) OR AN HERB OR SPICE, INCLUDING STRAWBERRY, GRAPE,
ORANGE, CLOVE, CINNAMON, PINEAPPLE, VANILLA, COCONUT, LICORICE, COCOA,
CHOCOLATE, CHERRY, OR COFFEE, THAT IS A CHARACTERIZING FLAVOR OF THE
TOBACCO PRODUCT OR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE PRODUCT.
2. THE COMMISSION MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OF NO LESS THAN FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A
FIRST OFFENSE FOR ANY RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT OR INTERNET BASED BUSINESS
FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMIS-
SIONER MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OF NO LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
AND NO MORE THAN THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT
VIOLATION WITHIN THREE YEARS FOLLOWING A PRIOR FINDING OF VIOLATION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15587-01-8