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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 04:49:56+00:00

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D.C. Law Library - D.C. Law 21-191. Prohibition Against Selling Tobacco Products to Individuals Under 21 Amendment Act of 2016.
D.C. Law 21-191. Prohibition Against Selling Tobacco Products to Individuals Under 21 Amendment Act of 2016.
↪ D.C. Law 21-191. Prohibition Against Selling Tobacco Products to Individuals Under 21 Amendment Act of 2016.
Law 21-191, the “Prohibition Against Selling Tobacco Products to Individuals Under 21 Amendment Act of 2016,” was introduced in the Council and assigned Bill No. 21-152 which was referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. The bill was adopted on first and second readings on Oct. 11, 2016, and Nov. 1, 2016, respectively. After mayoral review, it was assigned Act No. 21-545 on Nov. 29, 2016, and transmitted to Congress for its review. D.C. Law 21-191 became effective Feb. 18, 2017.
To amend An act to prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors under sixteen years of age in the District of Columbia to prohibit tobacco sales to individuals under 21 years of age and to include electronic smoking devices within the definition of tobacco product; to amend the Smoking Regulation Amendment Act of 1990 to prohibit the otherwise permissible distribution of free tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age and to conform the definition of tobacco product to that used in other acts; and to amend section 47-2404 of the District of Columbia Official Code to prohibit the issuance of vending machine operator's licenses for the sale of tobacco products in an establishment that admits persons under 21 years of age.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Prohibition Against Selling Tobacco Products to Individuals Under 21 Amendment Act of 2016".
"(1) "Tobacco product" means any product that is made from or derived from tobacco and is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, or ingested by any other means, including through a cigarette, a cigar, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, smokeless tobacco, or an electronic smoking device, as that term is defined in section 4915(1) of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001, effective April 4, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-90; D.C. Official Code § 7-741.01(1)). The term "tobacco product" also includes any component or accessory used in the consumption of a tobacco product, such as filters, rolling papers, pipes, or liquids used in electronic smoking devices. The term "tobacco product" does not include drugs, devices, or combination products authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1040; 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.). ".
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase "cigarettes or other tobacco product" wherever it appears and inserting the phrase "tobacco products" in its place.
(B) Strike the phrase "a retail store that is used" and insert the phrase "a retail store that bars entry to individuals under 21years of age and that is used" in its place.
(C) Strike the phrase "cigarettes, other tobacco product," and insert the phrase "tobacco products" in its place.
(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase "minors under 18 years of age" and inserting the phrase "persons under 21 years of age" in its place.
"(a) No person shall sell, give, or furnish any tobacco product to, or purchase any tobacco product on behalf of, any person under 21 years of age.".
(i) Strike the phrase "cigarette or other tobacco product" and insert the phrase "tobacco product" in its place.
(ii) Strike the number "27" and insert the number "30" in its place.
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the number "18" and inserting the number "21" in its place.
(4) Subsection (d) is amended by striking the phrase "license to sell cigarettes" and inserting the phrase "license to sell tobacco products" in its place.
"(1) In any place or business where a person sells any tobacco product, the owner, manager, or person in charge of the place or business shall post a warning sign that includes the following: "No tobacco product will be sold to any person under 21 years of age. Sales clerks will ask for proof of age from any person seeking to purchase any tobacco product who appears to be under 30 years of age."".
(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase "minors under 18" and inserting the phrase "persons under 21" in its place.
(i) Strike the number "18" and insert the number "21" in its place.
(ii) Strike the phrase "cigarette or other tobacco product" wherever it appears and insert the phrase "tobacco product" in its place.
(ii) Strike the phrase "cigarettes or other tobacco product" and insert the phrase "tobacco products" in its place.
(A) Strike the number "18" and insert the number "21" in its place.
(B) Strike the phrase "cigarettes or other tobacco product" and insert the phrase "tobacco products" in its place.
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase "shall be subject to a civil penalty of $50" and inserting the phrase "may be subject to a civil penalty of $25" in its place.
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the word "shall" and inserting the word "may" in its place.
(d) Section 5(a) (D.C. Official Code § 7-1721.04(a)) is amended by striking the phrase "cigarettes or other tobacco product" and inserting the phrase "tobacco products" in its place.
(e) Section 6(d) (D.C. Official Code § 7-1721.05(d)) is amended by striking the phrase "cigarettes or other tobacco product" and inserting the phrase "tobacco products" in its place.
(f) Section 7(a) (D.C. Official Code § 7-1721.06(a)) is amended by striking the phrase "cigarette or other tobacco product" and inserting the phrase "tobacco product" in its place.
(a) The existing text is designated as paragraph (1).
(1) Strike the phrase "any free cigarettes or other tobacco product" and insert the phrase "any free tobacco product" in its place.
(2) Strike the phrase "free cigarettes or other tobacco products" and insert the phrase "tobacco products" in its place.
(3) Strike the phrase "catering to adults" and insert the phrase "catering to adults; provided, that no tobacco product shall be distributed to persons under 21 years of age" in its place.
"(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "tobacco product" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2(1) of An act to prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors under sixteen years of age in the District of Columbia, approved February 7, 1891 (26 Stat. 736; D.C. Official Code § 7-1721.01(1)).".
Sec. 4. Section 47-2404(b)(3)(A) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended by striking the number "18" and inserting the number "21" in its place.

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