| | 2-A.__Person.__"Person" means an individual, corporation, | partnership or unincorporated association. |
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| | 2-B.__Tobacco distributor.__"Tobacco distributor" or | "distributor" means a person licensed as a distributor under | Title 36, chapter 704. |
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| | 3-A.__Tobacco retailer.__"Tobacco retailer" or "retailer" | means a person located within or outside the State who sells | tobacco products to a person in the State for personal | consumption. |
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| | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §§1555-C and 1555-D are enacted to read: |
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| §1555-C.__Delivery sales of tobacco products |
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| | The following requirements apply to delivery sales of tobacco | products within the State. |
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| | 1.__License required.__It is unlawful for any person to accept | an order for a delivery sale of tobacco products to a consumer in | the State unless that person is licensed under this chapter as a | tobacco retailer.__The following penalties apply to violations of | this subsection. |
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| A.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $50 and not more | than $1,500 may be adjudged for each violation. |
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| B.__A person who violates this subsection after having been | previously adjudicated as violating this subsection or | subsection 2, 3 or 4 commits a civil violation for which a | fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 may be | adjudged. |
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| | 2.__Requirements for accepting order for delivery sale.__The | following provisions apply to acceptance of an order for a | delivery sale of tobacco products. |
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| A.__When accepting the first order for a delivery sale from | a consumer, the tobacco retailer shall obtain the following | information from the person placing the order: |
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| (1) A copy of a valid government-issued document that | provides the person's name, current address, photograph | and date of birth; and |
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| (2) An original written statement signed by the person | documenting that the person: |
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