0582S.04C
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SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 231
AN ACT
To repeal section 407.932, RSMo, and to enact in lieu
thereof one new section relating to tobacco products.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 407.932, RSMo, is repealed and one new
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 407.932,
to read as follows:
407.932. [Nothing in sections 407.925 to 407.932 shall
prohibit local political subdivisions from enacting more
stringent ordinances or rules. ] 1. The state preempts the
field of regulating the sale of tobacco products,
alternative nicotine pro ducts, and vapor products,
including, but not limited to, local ordinances dealing with
ingredients, setting the age to sell or purchase such
products to over twenty -one years of age, licensing bans,
and product bans. The provisions of sections 407.92 4 to
407.934 shall supersede any local laws, ordinances, orders,
rules, or regulations enacted by a county, municipality, or
other political subdivision to regulate the sale of tobacco
products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products.
2. No political subdivision shall deny a license to a
qualified applicant for a tobacco products license, an
alternative nicotine products license, or a vapor products
license if the new license being sought is for the same
business or location that had a license within the previous
twenty-four months. Any new licensee shall remain eligible
for a tobacco products license, an alternative nicotine
products license, or a vapor products license, or the
renewal thereof, provided that such licensee is in
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compliance with applicable rules and laws. The provisions
of this subsection shall not be construed to require the
political subdivision to increase the total number of
tobacco products licenses, alternative nicotine products
licenses, or vapor produ cts licenses issued by the political
subdivision.
3. The provisions of this section shall not be
construed to prohibit counties, municipalities, or other
political subdivisions from enforcing ordinances and
regulations that prevent the sale of to bacco products,
alternative nicotine products, and vapor products to persons
under the age of twenty -one; provided, that such ordinances
are consistent with the provisions of this and other
applicable sections of law.