H. B. 4183
(By Delegates Rowe, C. White, Ashley,
Manuel, Hunt, Webb and J. Smith)
[Introduced January 27, 2000; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article nine-a, chapter sixteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated section eight,
related to prohibiting the sale of tobacco products in vending
machines.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article nine-a, chapter sixteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section eight,
to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9A. TOBACCO USAGE RESTRICTIONS.
§16-9A-8. Selling of tobacco products in vending machines
prohibited except in certain places.
No person or business concern may offer for sale in a vending
machine any tobacco product: Provided, That, any establishment that by law may only cater to adults is exempt from this
prohibition.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to ban the selling of
tobacco products in vending machines except in exclusively adult-
oriented establishments.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.