(410 ILCS 86/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Additive" means any substance the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in it becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristic of any tobacco product, including, but not limited to, any substances intended for use as a flavoring or coloring or in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding. "Additive" does not include tobacco or a pesticide chemical residue in or on raw tobacco or a pesticide chemical. "Consumer" means an individual who acquires or seeks to acquire electronic cigarettes for personal use. "Distributor" means a person who sells, offers for sale, or transfers any tobacco, electronic cigarette, or tobacco product for resale and not for use or consumption. "Distributor" includes a distributor as defined in Section 1 of the Cigarette Tax Act, Section 1 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, and Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. "Electronic cigarette" means: (1) any device that employs a battery or other |
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(2) any cartridge or container of a solution or
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| substance intended to be used with or in the device or to refill the device; or
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(3) any solution or substance, whether or not it
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"Electronic cigarette" includes, but is not limited to, any electronic nicotine delivery system, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, electronic hookah, vape pen, or similar product or device, and any component, part, or accessory of a device used during the operation of the device even if the part or accessory was sold separately. "Electronic cigarette" does not include: cigarettes, as defined in Section 1 of the Cigarette Tax Act; any product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a smoking cessation product, a tobacco dependence product, or for other medical purposes that is marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose; any asthma inhaler prescribed by a physician for that condition that is marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose; any device that meets the definition of cannabis paraphernalia under Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act; or any cannabis product sold by a dispensing organization pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
"Manufacturer" means any person, wherever resident or located, who manufactures and sells tobacco products. "Manufacturer" does not include a person who makes, manufactures, or fabricates tobacco products as a part of a correctional industries program for sale to persons incarcerated in penal institutions or resident patients of a State-operated mental health facility.
"Modified risk tobacco product" means any tobacco product that is sold or distributed to reduce harm or the risk of tobacco related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other organization that engages in any for-profit or not-for-profit activities.
"Retailer" means a person who engages in this State in the sale of or offers for sale electronic cigarettes for use or consumption and not for resale in any form. "Retailer" includes a retailer as defined in Section 1 of the Cigarette Tax Act and Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.
"Secondary distributor" has the same meaning as defined in Section 1 of the Cigarette Tax Act and Section 1 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act.
"Tobacco product" has the same meaning as defined in Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.
(Source: P.A. 102-575, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(410 ILCS 86/15)
Sec. 15. Prohibitions. (a) It is unlawful for a person to do any of the following: (1) To sell or distribute in this State; to acquire, |
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(A) any electronic cigarette with packaging that:
(i) bears any statement, label, stamp,
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(ii) does not comply with:
(I) all requirements imposed by or
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(II) all federal trademark and copyright
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(B) any electronic cigarette that the person
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| otherwise knows or has reason to know the manufacturer did not intend to be sold, distributed, or used in the United States.
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(2) To alter the packaging of an electronic
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| cigarette, prior to sale or distribution to the ultimate consumer, so as to remove, conceal, or obscure any statement, label, stamp, sticker, or notice required under this Section or federal law.
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(3) To affix any stamp required under this Act to the
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| packaging of any electronic cigarettes described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) or altered in violation of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1).
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(4) To adulterate an electronic cigarette for sale in
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| this State. An electronic cigarette is adulterated if:
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(A) it consists in whole or in part of any
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| filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or is otherwise contaminated by any added poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the product injurious to health;
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(B) it is held or packaged in containers
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| composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to health; or
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(C) it is required by 21 U.S.C. 387j(a) to have
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Electronic cigarettes first sold prior to August 8, 2016 and for which a premarket tobacco product application was submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by September 9, 2020 shall not be deemed to be adulterated under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of this subsection.
(b) A distributor, secondary distributor, retailer, or person who violates this Section shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(c) Any violation of this Act shall be reported to the Department of Revenue within 7 business days.
(Source: P.A. 102-575, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(410 ILCS 86/25) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-910) Sec. 25. Advertising. (a) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may not advertise, market, or promote an electronic cigarette as a modified risk tobacco product unless it has been designated as a modified risk tobacco product by the United States Food and Drug Administration. (b) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may not advertise, market, or promote or advertise an electronic cigarette as providing smoking cessation benefits to consumers unless it has approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market its electronic cigarette as a medical product for such purpose. (c) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may not advertise, market, or promote an electronic cigarette in a manner that includes fraudulent or misleading terms or statements. (d) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may not advertise, market, or promote an electronic cigarette in a manner that: (1) encourages persons under 21 years of age to use |
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(2) is attractive to persons under 21 years of age,
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(A) cartoons;
(B) an image, character, or phrase that is
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(C) a video game, movie, video, or animated
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| television show known to appeal primarily to persons under 21 years of age.
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(Source: P.A. 102-575, eff. 1-1-22.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-910)
Sec. 25. Advertising.
(a) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may not advertise, market, or promote an electronic cigarette as a modified risk tobacco product unless it has been designated as a modified risk tobacco product by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(b) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may not advertise, market, or promote or advertise an electronic cigarette as providing smoking cessation benefits to consumers unless it has approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market its electronic cigarette as a medical product for such purpose.
(c) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may not advertise, market, or promote an electronic cigarette in a manner that includes fraudulent or misleading terms or statements.
(d) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may not advertise, market, or promote an electronic cigarette in a manner that:
(1) encourages persons under 21 years of age to use
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(2) is attractive to persons under 21 years of age,
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(A) cartoons;
(B) an image, character, or phrase that is
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(C) a video game, movie, video, or animated
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| television show known to appeal primarily to persons under 21 years of age; or
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(3) is likely to cause a parent, legal guardian,
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(Source: P.A. 102-575, eff. 1-1-22; 103-910, eff. 1-1-25.)
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(410 ILCS 86/35)
Sec. 35. Violations. (a) Upon a finding that a distributor, secondary distributor, retailer, or person has committed any of the conduct prohibited under this Act or any rule adopted under this Act, knowing or having reason to know that he or she has done so, the Department of Revenue may: revoke or suspend the license or licenses of the distributor, secondary distributor, retailer, or person pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Cigarette Tax Act, Cigarette Use Tax Act, or the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995; and impose on the distributor, secondary distributor, retailer, or person a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of 500% of the retail value of the electronic cigarettes involved or $10,000. (b) Electronic cigarettes that are acquired in, held in, owned in, possessed in, transported within, imported into, or sold or distributed across this State in violation of this Act shall be deemed contraband under this Act and are subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in subsection (g) of Section 1 of the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act, and all such electronic cigarettes seized and forfeited shall be destroyed or maintained and used in an undercover capacity. Such electronic cigarettes shall be deemed contraband whether the violation of this Act is knowing or otherwise. (c) The Attorney General may enforce violations of Section 15 or 25 of this Act as an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-575, eff. 1-1-22.) |