HB0604ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Consumer Protection Committee

Filed: 3/3/2009

09600HB0604ham001 LRB096 07343 RLC 22639 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 604

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 604 on page 18, by replacing lines 3 and 4 with the following:

"(1) within a retail establishment selling tobacco products, unless the retailer has verified the purchaser's age with a government issued identification;"; and

by replacing lines 8 through 11 with the following:

"This subsection (a-7) does not apply to the distribution of a tobacco product sample in any adult-only facility."; and

on page 18, by inserting immediately below line 12 the following:

""Adult-only facility means a facility or restricted area (whether open-air or enclosed) where the operator ensures or has a reasonable basis to believe (such as by checking identification as required under State law, or by checking the identification of any person appearing to be under the age of 27) that no person under legal age is present. A facility or restricted area need not be permanently restricted to persons under legal age to constitute an adult-only facility, provided that the operator ensures or has a reasonable basis to believe that no person under legal age is present during the event or time period in question.".