Flavored Tobacco Products in Crosshairs with CA Senate Bill 793

Categories: Legal and Legislative News, News, TobaccoBy Published On: June 30th, 2020165 words

If passed, California’s Senate Bill 793 would take flavored tobacco products out of the state. The bill is designed to build on the existing law, Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement (STAKE) Act, which prohibits a person from selling or providing tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.
Senate Bill 793 would prohibit a tobacco retailer and his or her employees from selling, offering for sale, or pressing with the intent to sell or offer for sale, a flavored tobacco product or a tobacco product flavor enhancer. Under this bill, it would be an infraction punishable by a fine of $250 per violation should a retailer go against this law. If passed, this bill would not preempt or prohibit the adoption and implementation of local ordinances related to the prohibition on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The bill would state that its provisions are severable and by creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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