FDA is given clear authority to regulate advertising of tobacco products, establish a state retailer licensing program, and enforce regulations regulating youth access to tobacco products. FDA is given control over relevant manufacturer documents with the ability to make public those relating to health effects of tobacco usage and exposure. The further the company is from the required reduction target, the more it will pay in penalties. This bill includes specific language to include counter-advertising provisions for minorities. Retailer Compliance Retailers will have to be licensed either at the state or local level to sell tobacco products.
Penalties increase for retailers and their employees for sales to minors.
The legislation provides federal minimum standards to reduce exposure to second-hand smoke.