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1 | AN ACT in relation to tobacco products.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Display of
Tobacco Products Act.
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6 | Section 5. Definition. In this Act:
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7 | "Tobacco product" means a cigar, cigarette, smokeless | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | tobacco, or
tobacco in any of its forms.
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9 | Section 10. Tobacco product displays. It is unlawful to | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | sell, offer for
sale, give away, or display tobacco products | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | for sale at any location
where the consumer can acquire those | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | products through self-service.
Every tobacco product must be | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | displayed from behind a sales or service
counter so that a | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | consumer cannot access tobacco products without
assistance by | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | an employee of the retail establishment authorized to sell
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16 | tobacco products.
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17 | The self-service restrictions described in this Section | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | shall not apply to a
retail tobacco store that (i) derives at | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | least 90% of its revenue from tobacco
and tobacco related | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | products; (ii) does not permit persons under the age of 18
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21 | enter the premises; and (iii) posts a sign on the main entrance | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | way stating
that persons under the age of 18 are prohibited | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | from entering.
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24 | Section 15. Vending machines. This Act does not prohibit | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | the sale
of tobacco products from vending machines if the | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | location of the
vending machines are in compliance with the | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | provisions of Section 1 of
the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act.
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28 | Section 20. Sentence. A violation of this Act is a petty | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | offense for which
the court shall impose a fine of not less |
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1 | than $100 nor more than $1,000.
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2 | Section 105. The Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act is amended | ||||||
3 | by changing Section 1 as follows:
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4 | (720 ILCS 675/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2357)
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5 | Sec. 1. Prohibition on sale of tobacco to minors; vending | ||||||
6 | machines; lunch
wagons.
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7 | (a) No minor under 18 years of age shall buy any cigar,
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8 | cigarette,
smokeless tobacco or tobacco in any of its forms. No | ||||||
9 | person shall sell, buy
for, distribute samples of or furnish | ||||||
10 | any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco
or tobacco in any of | ||||||
11 | its forms, to any minor under 18 years of age. No minor under | ||||||
12 | 18 years of age may be employed or permitted to sell any
cigar, | ||||||
13 | cigarette, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco in any of its forms at | ||||||
14 | a retail
establishment authorized to sell tobacco products. No | ||||||
15 | minor under 18 years of
age may sell any cigar, cigarette, | ||||||
16 | smokeless tobacco, or tobacco in any of its
forms at a retail
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17 | establishment authorized to sell tobacco products. This | ||||||
18 | Section does not apply
to a sales clerk in a family-owned | ||||||
19 | business which can prove that the sales
clerk
is in fact a son | ||||||
20 | or daughter of the owner.
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21 | For the purpose of this Section, "smokeless tobacco" means | ||||||
22 | any tobacco
products that are suitable for dipping or chewing.
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23 | (b) Tobacco products listed above may be sold through a | ||||||
24 | vending machine
only in
the following locations:
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25 | (1) Factories, businesses, offices, private clubs, and | ||||||
26 | other places not
open to the general public.
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27 | (2) Places to which minors under 18 years of age are | ||||||
28 | not permitted access.
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29 | (3) Places where alcoholic beverages are sold and | ||||||
30 | consumed on the
premises.
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31 | (4) Places where the vending machine is under the | ||||||
32 | direct supervision of
the owner of the establishment or an | ||||||
33 | employee over 18 years of age. The sale
of tobacco products | ||||||
34 | from a vending machine under direct supervision of the
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1 | owner or an employee of the establishment is considered a | ||||||
2 | sale of tobacco
products by that person. As used in this | ||||||
3 | subdivision, "direct supervision"
means that the owner or | ||||||
4 | employee has an unimpeded line of sight to the vending
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5 | machine.
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6 | (5) Places where the vending machine can only be | ||||||
7 | operated by the owner or
an employee over age 18 either | ||||||
8 | directly or through a remote control device if
the device | ||||||
9 | is inaccessible to all customers.
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10 | (c) The sale or distribution at no charge of cigarettes | ||||||
11 | from a lunch wagon
engaging in any sales activity within 1,000 | ||||||
12 | feet of any public or private
elementary or secondary school | ||||||
13 | grounds is prohibited.
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14 | For the purpose of this Section, "lunch wagon" means a | ||||||
15 | mobile vehicle
designed and constructed to transport food and | ||||||
16 | from which food is sold to the
general public.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 93-284, eff. 1-1-04.)
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18 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
19 | 1, 2005. |