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SENATE BILL 329

COMMITTEE: Public Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes procedures for the display of tobacco products by retailers.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Display of Tobacco Products. Amend RSA 126-K by inserting after section 8 the following new section:

126-K:8-a Display of Tobacco Products.

I. No retailer shall display tobacco products, as defined in RSA 126-K:2, XI, except in areas:

(a) Accessible to customers only with direct assistance by the sales personnel;

(b) Where removal of the product from the display can be readily observed by that employee; or

(c) In a separate room dedicated to tobacco products, the access to which is clearly observable by a responsible employee.

II. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not less than $100. Each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate offense.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.