TITLE X
PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER 126-K
YOUTH ACCESS TO AND USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Section 126-K:6

    126-K:6 Possession and Use of Tobacco Products, E-cigarettes, E-Liquid or Alternative Nicotine Products by Persons Who Have Not Attained 21 Years of Age. –
I. No person under 21 years of age shall purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, or use any tobacco product, e-cigarette, device, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products.
II. The prohibition on possession of tobacco products, devices, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products shall not be deemed to prohibit minors employed by any manufacturer, wholesaler, sub-jobber, vending machine operator, sampler, or retailer from performing the necessary handling of tobacco products, devices, e-cigarettes, or e-liquids during the duration of their employment.
III. A person who has not attained 21 years of age shall not misrepresent his or her age for the purpose of purchasing tobacco products, devices, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products.

Source. 1997, 338:8. 2010, 113:7, eff. July 31, 2010. 2019, 259:5, eff. July 1, 2019; 346:103, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 37:113, eff. July 29, 2020. 2021, 122:13, eff. Sept. 7, 2021. 2024, 141:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.