HOUSE BILL No. 5106


     October 2, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Spade, Bovin, Neumann, Zelenko, Minore, Murphy, Hansen, Bernero, Dennis, Rich Brown, Kolb, Schauer,
Mans, Pappageorge, George and Wojno and referred to the Committee on Commerce.


        A bill to amend 1915 PA 31, entitled

   "Youth tobacco act,"

   by amending section 2a (MCL 722.642a), as added by 1992 PA 272.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 2a.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in

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      subsection (2), a person who sells tobacco products at retail

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      shall not sell a cigarette separately from its package OR SELL

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      CIGARETTES PACKAGED IN PACKS OF FEWER THAN 20 CIGARETTES.

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           (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who sells

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      tobacco products at retail in a tobacco specialty retail store or

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      other retail store that deals exclusively in the sale of tobacco

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      products and smoking paraphernalia.

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           (3) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a

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      misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 for

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      each offense.


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