UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 2320
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AN ACT relating to regulated products. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘Section 1. KRS 438.310 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) No person shall sell or cause to be sold any tobacco product, alternative nicotine 4
product, or vapor product at retail to any person under the age of twenty-one (21), 5
or solicit any person under the age of twenty-one (21) to purchase any tobacco 6
product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product at retail. 7
(2) Any person who sells tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor 8
products at retail shall cause to be posted in a conspicuous place in his or her 9
establishment a notice stating that it is illegal to sell tobacco products, alternative 10
nicotine products, or vapor products to persons under age twenty-one (21). 11
(3) Any person selling tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor 12
products shall require proof of age from a prospective buyer or recipient if he or 13
she[the person] has reason to believe that the prospective buyer or recipient is under 14
the age of twenty-one (21). 15
(4) A person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be subject to a fine 16
of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars 17
($500) for a first violation and a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) 18
nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for any subsequent violation. The fine 19
shall be administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control using a 20
civil enforcement procedure. 21