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AZ HB2034
Bill
Status
3/27/2012
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Yee
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AI Summary
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Expands Arizona law to prohibit furnishing tobacco or shisha instruments and paraphernalia (including hookahs and waterpipes) to minors, classifying the offense as a petty offense.
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Makes it a petty offense for minors to possess or accept cigars, cigarettes, smoking or chewing tobacco, or shisha instruments and paraphernalia, with a mandatory minimum fine of $100 or 30 hours of community restitution if paraphernalia is involved.
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Classifies it as a petty offense for individuals under 18 who misrepresent their age to purchase tobacco or shisha instruments, with a fine up to $500.
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Exempts religious or ceremonial use of tobacco or shisha products by minors when used as an integral part of bona fide religious practice.
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Exempts shisha instruments and paraphernalia given to minors as gifts or souvenirs if not intended to be used for smoking or ingesting tobacco or shisha.
Legislative Description
Hookah use; minors; prohibition
Last Action
Governor Signed
3/27/2012