Indiana § 6-7-2-5 - "Tobacco product"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 6-7-2-5 — "Tobacco product", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-7-2-5. "Tobacco product"
Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "tobacco product" means any product containing, made, or derived from tobacco that is intended for human consumption, or is likely to be consumed, whether chewed, smoked, heated, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any other means, or any component, part, or accessory of a tobacco product.
(b) The term includes, but is not limited to:
(1) cigars;
(2) pipe tobacco;
(3) chewing tobacco;
(4) moist snuff;
(5) snus; and
(6) other similar kinds and forms of tobacco.
(c) The term does not include:
(1) cigarettes (as defined in IC 6-7-1-2);
(2) closed system cartridges;
(3) consumable material;
(4) open system containers (as defined in IC 6-7-4-5);
(5) vapor products (as defined in IC 6-7-4-8);
(6) alternative nicotine products; or
(7) any drugs, devices, or combination products authorized for sale by the United States Food and Drug Administration and defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
As added by P.L.96-1987, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.172-2011, SEC.82; P.L.137-2022, SEC.67.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-7-2-5 (""Tobacco product"") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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