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NY A11337
Bill
Status
9/19/2018
Primary Sponsor
Nathalia Fernandez
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AI Summary
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Prohibits placement or maintenance of tobacco advertisements and smoking paraphernalia in storefront windows, exterior windows, or public entry/exit doors of businesses located within 500 feet of public or charter schools.
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Defines "tobacco advertisement" as words, pictures, symbols, graphics or visual images bearing federal health warnings that identify or promote tobacco product brands, trademarks, or sales.
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Defines "smoking paraphernalia" to include pipes, water pipes, hookahs, rolling papers, vaporizers, and other devices designed for inhalation of tobacco or nicotine.
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Exempts tobacco businesses (enterprises where tobacco sales/manufacture/promotion is the primary activity) from the prohibition on public display.
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Establishes civil penalties of up to $500 per violation; takes effect 30 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Prohibits public display of tobacco advertisements and smoking paraphernalia within five hundred feet of schools; imposes a maximum penalty of five hundred dollars per violation; exempts tobacco businesses from the prohibition.
Last Action
referred to health
9/19/2018