Illinois § 5

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5.

Definitions. In this Act: "Additive" means any substance the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in it becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristic of any tobacco product, including, but not limited to, any substances intended for use as a flavoring or coloring or in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding. "Additive" does not include tobacco or a pesticide chemical residue in or on raw tobacco or a pesticide chemical. "Consumer" means an individual who acquires or seeks to acquire electronic cigarettes for personal use. "Distributor" means a person who sells, offers for sale, or transfers any tobacco, electronic cigarette, or tobacco product for resale and not for use or consumption. "Distributor" includes a distributor as defined in Section 1 of the Cigarette Tax Act, Section 1 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, and Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. "Electronic cigarette" means: (1) any device that employs a battery or other mechanism to heat a solution or substance to produce a vapor or aerosol intended for inhalation; (2) any cartridge or container of a solution or substance intended to be used with or in the device or to refill the device; or (3) any solution or substance, whether or not it contains nicotine, intended for use in the device. "Electronic cigarette" includes, but is not limited to, any electronic nicotine delivery system, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, electronic hookah, vape pen, or similar product or device, and any component, part, or accessory of a device used during the operation of the device even if the part or accessory was sold separately. "Electronic cigarette" does not include: cigarettes, as defined in Section 1 of the Cigarette Tax Act; any product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a smoking cessation product, a tobacco dependence product, or for other medical purposes that is marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose; any asthma inhaler prescribed by a physician for that condition that is marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose; any device that meets the definition of cannabis paraphernalia under Section 1-10 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act; or any cannabis product sold by a dispensing organization pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. "Manufacturer" means any person, wherever resident or located, who manufactures and sells tobacco products. "Manufacturer" does not include a person who makes, manufactures, or fabricates tobacco products as a part of a correctional industries program for sale to persons incarcerated in penal institutions or resident patients of a State-operated mental health facility. "Modified risk tobacco product" means any tobacco product that is sold or distributed to reduce harm or the risk of tobacco related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products. "Nicotine" means any form of the chemical nicotine, including any salt or complex, regardless of whether the chemical is naturally or synthetically derived, and includes nicotinic alkaloids and nicotine analogs. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other organization that engages in any for-profit or not-for-profit activities. "Retailer" means a person who engages in this State in the sale of or offers for sale electronic cigarettes for use or consumption and not for resale in any form. "Retailer" includes a retailer as defined in Section 1 of the Cigarette Tax Act and Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. "Secondary distributor" has the same meaning as defined in Section 1 of the Cigarette Tax Act and Section 1 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act. "Tobacco product" has the same meaning as defined in Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. (Source: P.A. 104-6, eff. 7-1-25.)

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What does Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5 cover?

Section 5 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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