January 28, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Spade 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:
1 Sec. 2a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in
2 subsection (2), a person who sells tobacco products at retail
3 shall not sell a cigarette separately from its package or sell
4 cigarettes packaged in packs of fewer than 20 cigarettes.
5 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who sells
6 tobacco products at retail in a tobacco specialty retail store or
7 other retail store that deals exclusively in the sale of tobacco
8 products and smoking paraphernalia.
9 (3) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a
10 misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 for
11 each offense.