CHAPTER 223

S.P. 293 - L.D. 885

An Act To Discourage Further the Sale of Tobacco to Minors

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1541, sub-§7 is enacted to read:

7.__Tobacco specialty store.__"Tobacco specialty store" means a retail business under 2,000 square feet in which at least 60% of the business's gross revenue for the last calendar year was derived from the sale of tobacco or tobacco-related products.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1542, sub-§2, śL, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 342, §1 and affected by §9, is amended to read:

L. Smoking is not prohibited in a retail store under 2,000 square feet that primarily sells tobacco or tobacco-related products tobacco specialty store.

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1547 is enacted to read:

§1547.__Tobacco specialty store; entry prohibited for persons

under 18 years of age

A person under 18 years of age is prohibited from entering a business licensed as a tobacco specialty store unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, regardless of whether smoking is allowed in that store.

Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §1555-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 305, §5, is amended to read: