COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2908
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Staton and Capito)
(Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)
[March 1, 1999]
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, relating to vending machine tobacco sales; and
penalties.
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. Vending machine tobacco sales; location; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or cause to be
sold, tobacco products through a vending machine, unless (1) the
vending machine is located in an establishment to which individuals
under the age of eighteen years are denied access or are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian, or (2) the vending
machine is located in an area where it is continuously monitored by
an adult. Any person violating this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more
than two hundred fifty dollars.
§16-9A-8 is new; therefore, strike-throughs have been omitted.
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