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                                     LRB093 03425 WGH 13409 a

 1                     AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 318

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 318 as follows:
 3    on page 1, by replacing lines 7 and 8 with the following:
 4        ""Age restricted area" means an enclosed designated  area
 5    in  a  retail  establishment  that is directly visible to the
 6    cashier, separated from the other areas of the establishment,
 7    with a single separate entrance through which no one under 18
 8    years of age is allowed to enter.
 9        "Tobacco  product"  means   a   cigar,   loose   tobacco,
10    cigarette,   packs   of  cigarettes,  or  smokeless  tobacco,
11    excluding cartons of cigarettes."; and

12    on page  1,  by  replacing  lines  11  through  25  with  the
13    following:

14        "Section 10.  Tobacco product displays.
15        (a)  It  is  unlawful to sell, offer for sale, give away,
16    or display tobacco products for sale at any  location  unless
17    the  tobacco  products  are  displayed from behind a sales or
18    service counter or in an age  restricted  area  of  a  retail
19    establishment  or  in  an  enclosed  display  case  so that a
20    consumer  cannot  access   tobacco   products   without   the
21    assistance   of  an  employee  of  the  retail  establishment
22    authorized to sell tobacco products. At the entrance  of  the
 
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 1    age  restricted  area shall be posted a legible sign at least
 2    12 inches high by 12 inches wide stating:
 3             "Age Restricted Area. No One Under  the  Age  of  18
 4        Permitted to Enter."
 5        (b)  The  restrictions described in subsection (a) do not
 6    apply to a retail tobacco store that (i) derives at least 90%
 7    of its revenue from tobacco  and  tobacco  related  products;
 8    (ii) does not permit persons under the age of 18 to enter the
 9    premises;  and  (iii)  posts  a sign on the main entrance way
10    stating that persons under the age of 18 are prohibited  from
11    entering.".