93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2148


 
Introduced 1/14/2004, by Ira I. Silverstein
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














720 ILCS 675/1
  from Ch. 23, par. 2357







    Amends the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act.  Prohibits the sale of tobacco over the Internet.



















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    AN ACT concerning tobacco.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 1 as follows:
 



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    (720 ILCS 675/1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2357)



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    Sec. 1. Prohibition on sale of tobacco to minors; vending 
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machines; lunch
wagons.

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    (a) No minor under 18 years of age shall buy any cigar,

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cigarette,
smokeless tobacco or tobacco in any of its forms. No 
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person shall sell, buy
for, distribute samples of or furnish 
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any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco
or tobacco in any of 
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its forms, to any minor under 18 years of age.

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    For the purpose of this Section, "smokeless tobacco" means 
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any tobacco
products that are suitable for dipping or chewing.

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    (b) Tobacco products listed above may be sold through a 
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vending machine
only in
the following locations:


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        (1) Factories, businesses, offices, private clubs, and 
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    other places not
open to the general public.


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        (2) Places to which minors under 18 years of age are 
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    not permitted access.


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        (3) Places where alcoholic beverages are sold and 
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    consumed on the
premises.


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        (4) Places where the vending machine is under the 
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    direct supervision of
the owner of the establishment or an 
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    employee over 18 years of age.  The sale
of tobacco products 
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    from a vending machine under direct supervision of the

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    owner or an employee of the establishment is considered a 
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    sale of tobacco
products by that person.  As used in this 
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    subdivision, "direct supervision"
means that the owner or 
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    employee has an unimpeded line of sight to the vending

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    machine.


 


 









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        (5) Places where the vending machine can only be 
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    operated by the owner or
an employee over age 18 either 
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    directly or through a remote control device if
the device 
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    is inaccessible to all customers.

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    (c) The sale or distribution at no charge of cigarettes 
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from a lunch wagon
engaging in any sales activity within 1,000 
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feet of any public or private
elementary or secondary school 
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grounds is prohibited.

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    (d) The sale of tobacco products over the Internet is 
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prohibited.

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    (e) For the purpose of this Section, "lunch wagon" means a 
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mobile vehicle
designed and constructed to transport food and 
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from which food is sold to the
general public.
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(Source: P.A. 93-284, eff. 1-1-04.)