Senate Bill sb0132c1

    Florida Senate - 2002                            CS for SB 132

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries; and Senator Laurent





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to tobacco; prohibiting the

  3         sale, offer for sale, or display of tobacco

  4         products under specified circumstances;

  5         providing exceptions; providing a penalty;

  6         providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  (1)(a)  A person, business, tobacco

11  retailer, or other establishment, with the exception of a

12  package store as defined by general law, may not sell, offer

13  for sale, or display any single package of cigarettes as

14  defined by section 210.01, Florida Statutes, or smokeless

15  tobacco in an open display that is accessible to the public

16  without the intervention of the person or of an employee of

17  the person, business, tobacco retailer, or establishment.

18         (b)  Paragraph (a) does not apply to a retail store

19  that derives at least 90 percent of its revenue from tobacco

20  and tobacco-related products or a store on the premises of

21  which persons under the age of 18 are not permitted.

22         (2)  A person, business, tobacco retailer, or other

23  establishment may offer and sell cartons and multi-unit

24  packages of cigarettes as defined by section 210.01, Florida

25  Statutes, or smokeless tobacco through open displays only if

26  the displays are within the line of sight of the sales clerk,

27  in accordance with state law.

28         (3)  A violation of this section constitutes a

29  misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in

30  section 775.082 or section 775.083, Florida Statutes.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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    Florida Senate - 2002                            CS for SB 132
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  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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  4  The committee substitute deletes the bill's restrictions on
    display and sale of tobacco products and replaces them with
  5  restrictions on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. There are
    exemptions from the single-package limitations for package
  6  stores, retail stores that derive at least 90 percent of their
    revenue from tobacco and tobacco-related products, and stores
  7  in which minors are not permitted.

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