Minnesota § 144.4165 - TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 144.4165 — TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 144.4165. TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(a) No person shall at any time smoke, chew, or otherwise ingest tobacco, or carry or use an activated electronic delivery device as defined in section 609.685, subdivision 1, in a public school, as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, or in a charter school governed by chapter 124E. This prohibition extends to all facilities, whether owned, rented, or leased, and all vehicles that a school district owns, leases, rents, contracts for, or controls.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the lighting of tobacco by an adult as a part of a traditional Indian spiritual or cultural ceremony. An American Indian student may carry a medicine pouch containing loose tobacco intended as observance of traditional spiritual or cultural practices. For purposes of this section, an Indian is a person who is a member of an Indian Tribe as defined in section 260.755, subdivision 12.
History:
1992 c 576 s 3; 1993 c 224 art 9 s 42; 1996 c 412 art 13 s 30; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 1999 c 245 art 2 s 26; 2014 c 291 art 6 s 7; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 29; 2020 c 88 s 1; 2023 c 55 art 4 s 20
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 144.4165 cover?
Section 144.4165 ("TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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