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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 463 FILED ON: 1/16/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1341 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Brendan P. Crighton |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act further regulating the sale of tobacco products. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Brendan P. CrightonThird EssexTackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/27/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 463 FILED ON: 1/16/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1341 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1341) of Brendan P. Crighton and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Tackey Chan for legislation to further regulating the sale of tobacco products. Public Health. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1392 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act further regulating the sale of tobacco products. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Section 6 of Chapter 270 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official addition, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2is hereby amended by striking out subsection (d) and (e) and inserting in place the following |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3three subsections: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4 (d) Any Retailer that sells, offers for sale, or distributes for commercial purpose any |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5tobacco product shall maintain a stock of, and offer for retail sale, at least one type of nicotine |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6replacement therapy drug, device, or combination product that has been approved by the federal |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7Food and Drug Administration for cessation of tobacco use pursuant to the “Federal Food, Drug, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8and Cosmetic Act,” 21 U.S.C. ss.301 et seq. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9 (e) A person who violates this section shall be punished by a fine of $100 for the first |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10offense, $200 for a second offense and $300 for a third or subsequent offense. 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11 (f) The department of public health may promulgate regulations to implement this |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12section. |
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