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1     AN ACT in relation to tobacco products.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Display of Tobacco Products Act.
 
6     Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7     "Line of sight" means visible to a cashier or other
8 employee.
9     "Age restricted area" means a signed designated area in a
10 retail establishment to which minors under 18 years of age are
11 not permitted access unless accompanied by a parent or legal
12 guardian.
 
13     Section 10. Tobacco product displays. All single packs of
14 cigarettes must be sold from behind the counter or in an age
15 restricted area or in a sealed display case. Any other tobacco
16 products must be sold in line of sight.
17     The restrictions described in this Section do not apply to
18 a retail tobacco store that (i) derives at least 90% of its
19 revenue from tobacco and tobacco related products; (ii) does
20 not permit persons under the age of 18 to enter the premises
21 unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian; and (iii)
22 posts a sign on the main entrance way stating that persons
23 under the age of 18 are prohibited from entering unless
24 accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
 
25     Section 15. Vending machines. This Act does not prohibit
26 the sale of tobacco products from vending machines if the
27 location of the vending machines are in compliance with the
28 provisions of Section 1 of the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act.
 
29     Section 20. Sentence. A violation of this Act is a petty

 

 

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1 offense for which the court shall impose a fine of not less
2 than $100 nor more than $1,000.
 
3     Section 105. The Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act is amended
4 by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
5     (720 ILCS 675/1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2357)
6     Sec. 1. Prohibition on sale of tobacco to minors; vending
7 machines; lunch wagons.
8     (a) No minor under 18 years of age shall buy any cigar,
9 cigarette, smokeless tobacco or tobacco in any of its forms. No
10 person shall sell, buy for, distribute samples of or furnish
11 any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco or tobacco in any of
12 its forms, to any minor under 18 years of age.
13     (a-5) No minor under 16 years of age may sell any cigar,
14 cigarette, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco in any of its forms at
15 a retail establishment selling tobacco products. This
16 subsection does not apply to a sales clerk in a family-owned
17 business which can prove that the sales clerk is in fact a son
18 or daughter of the owner.
19     For the purpose of this Section, "smokeless tobacco" means
20 any tobacco products that are suitable for dipping or chewing.
21     (b) Tobacco products listed above may be sold through a
22 vending machine only in the following locations:
23         (1) Factories, businesses, offices, private clubs, and
24     other places not open to the general public.
25         (2) Places to which minors under 18 years of age are
26     not permitted access.
27         (3) Places where alcoholic beverages are sold and
28     consumed on the premises.
29         (4) Places where the vending machine is under the
30     direct supervision of the owner of the establishment or an
31     employee over 18 years of age. The sale of tobacco products
32     from a vending machine under direct supervision of the
33     owner or an employee of the establishment is considered a
34     sale of tobacco products by that person. As used in this

 

 

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1     subdivision, "direct supervision" means that the owner or
2     employee has an unimpeded line of sight to the vending
3     machine.
4         (5) Places where the vending machine can only be
5     operated by the owner or an employee over age 18 either
6     directly or through a remote control device if the device
7     is inaccessible to all customers.
8     (c) The sale or distribution at no charge of cigarettes
9 from a lunch wagon engaging in any sales activity within 1,000
10 feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school
11 grounds is prohibited.
12     For the purpose of this Section, "lunch wagon" means a
13 mobile vehicle designed and constructed to transport food and
14 from which food is sold to the general public.
15 (Source: P.A. 93-284, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
16     Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
17 1, 2005.