Assembly Bill A7212

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, liquid nicotine, shisha, rolling papers, electronic cigarettes or smoking paraphernalia near schools

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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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2019-A7212 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-I §§1399-aaa - 1399-ccc, Pub Health L; amd §480, Tax L

2019-A7212 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, liquid nicotine, shisha, rolling papers, electronic cigarettes or smoking paraphernalia within one thousand feet of school grounds; prohibits the issuance or renewal of licenses to sell such products to any person located within one thousand feet of school grounds.

2019-A7212 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7212
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
   sale  of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, liquid nicotine, shisha,
   rolling papers, electronic cigarettes or  smoking  paraphernalia  near
   schools;  and  to  amend  the  tax law, in relation to the issuance of
   licenses to sell tobacco 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 article
 13-I to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 13-I
 
            SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, HERBAL CIGARETTES, LIQUID
        NICOTINE, SHISHA, ROLLING PAPERS, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES OR
               SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA PROHIBITED NEAR SCHOOLS
 SECTION 1399-AAA. DEFINITIONS.
         1399-BBB. SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS,  HERBAL  CIGARETTES,  LIQUID
                     NICOTINE,  SHISHA,  ROLLING PAPERS, ELECTRONIC CIGA-
                     RETTES  OR  SMOKING  PARAPHERNALIA  PROHIBITED  NEAR
                     SCHOOLS.
         1399-CCC. HEARINGS; PENALTIES.
   § 1399-AAA. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "PERSON"  MEANS A PERSON, FIRM, COMPANY, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,
 SOLE PROPRIETOR, LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY
 COMPANY OR LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP.
   2.  "TOBACCO  PRODUCTS"  MEANS  ONE OR MORE CIGARETTES, CIGARS, BIDIS,
 CHEWING TOBACCO, POWDERED TOBACCO, NICOTINE WATER OR ANY  OTHER  TOBACCO
 PRODUCTS.
   3.  "HERBAL  CIGARETTE" MEANS ANY PRODUCT MADE PRIMARILY OF AN HERB OR
 COMBINATION OF HERBS, AND INTENDED TO BE SMOKED IN ANY  OF  THE  METHODS

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

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