Assembly Bill A1743

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the sale of tobacco products over the internet

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1743 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1399-dd-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5762
2011-2012: A2547
2013-2014: A3920
2017-2018: A1117
2019-2020: A2942

2015-A1743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the sale of tobacco products over the internet; requires companies selling tobacco products over the internet to first send a form to individuals to sign stating that such individual is eighteen years of age or older and upon receipt of such form, the company may send the tobacco products if such person is over the requisite age.

2015-A1743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1743

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the sale of tobac-
  co products over the internet

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.   The public health law is amended by adding a new section
1399-dd-1 to read as follows:
  S 1399-DD-1. RETAIL SHIPMENT OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.   BEFORE  A  COMPANY
MAY  SHIP  TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO AN INDIVIDUAL ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE SUCH
PRODUCTS, OVER THE INTERNET OR OTHERWISE, SUCH COMPANY SHALL SEND A FORM
TO THE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING AN AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE THAT SUCH  INDIVID-
UAL  IS  EIGHTEEN  YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FORM SUCH
COMPANY MAY THEN SHIP THE TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05313-01-5

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