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§ 39-17-1603. Part Definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Children” means individuals who have not attained eighteen (18) years of age; “Community center” means any center operated by any city or county government that is used for children’s activities; “Day care center” means any place, operated by a person, society, agency, corporation, institution or […]

§ 39-17-1604. Places Where Smoking and Use of Vapor Products Is Prohibited

Smoking or the use of vapor products is not permitted, and no person shall smoke or use vapor products, in the following places: Child care centers; provided, that the prohibition of this section does not apply to child care services provided in a private home. Adult staff members may be permitted to smoke or use […]

§ 39-17-1605. “No Smoking” Signs — Posting Notice

“No Smoking” signs, or the international “No Smoking” symbol, which consists of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a circle with a bar across it, shall be prominently posted and properly maintained on each main building entrance where smoking is regulated by this part. The “No Smoking” signs or “No Smoking” symbols […]

§ 39-17-1606. Penalty — Enforcement

An institution violating this part or failing to take reasonable measures to enforce this part commits a Class B misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). Any law enforcement officer may issue a citation regarding a violation of this part.

§ 39-17-1506. Required Postings

Every person who sells tobacco, smoking hemp, or vapor products at retail shall post conspicuously and keep so posted at the place of business a sign, no smaller than ninety-three and one-half (93 ½) square inches, to ensure that it is likely to be read at each point of sale, stating the following: STATE LAW […]

§ 39-17-1507. Vending Machine Sales

It is unlawful for any person to sell tobacco, smoking hemp, or vapor products through a vending machine unless the vending machine is located in any of the following locations: In areas of factories, businesses, offices, or other places that are not open to the public; In places that are open to the public but […]

§ 39-17-1508. Required Packaging

It is unlawful for any person to sell cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products except in the original, sealed package in which they were placed by the manufacturer that bears the health warning required by federal law.

§ 39-17-1509. Enforcement — Inspections — Reporting — Civil Penalties

The department shall enforce this part in a manner that may reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to which tobacco, smoking hemp, or vapor products are sold or distributed to persons under twenty-one (21) years of age, and shall conduct random, unannounced inspections at locations where tobacco, smoking hemp, or vapor products are sold […]