2001 SESSION

01-0220

01/09

HOUSE BILL 265

COMMITTEE: Commerce

ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits the sale of rolling papers to minors. This bill establishes a fine for violations of this law.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-0220

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

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

171:1 New Paragraph; Definition Added; "Rolling Papers." Amend RSA 126-K:2 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:

VIII-a. "Rolling paper" means any paper product that is designed to encase or wrap tobacco or similar products and marketed for the purpose of smoking or manufacturing hand-rolled cigarettes.

171:2 New Section; Sale and Possession Prohibited. Amend RSA 126-K by inserting after section 4 the following new section:

126-K:4-a Rolling Papers.

I. No person shall sell, give, or furnish rolling papers to a minor. Violations of this paragraph shall be civil infractions punishable by administrative action of the commission against the licensee. The fines for violations of this paragraph shall not exceed $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense, and $750 for the third and subsequent offenses.

II. No person under 18 years of age shall purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, or use any rolling paper. Any minor who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100 for each offense.

171:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.

(Approved: July 5, 2001)

(Effective Date: January 1, 2002)