Tennessee § 39-17-1502 - Purpose and intent. [Effective on January 1, 2021. See version effective until January 1, 2021.]
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§ 39-17-1502. Purpose and intent. [Effective on January 1, 2021. See version effective until January 1, 2021.]
The purpose of this part is to reduce the access of persons under twenty-one (21) years of age to tobacco products by strengthening existing prohibitions against the sale and distribution of tobacco products and prohibiting the purchase or receipt of tobacco products by such persons, limiting the sale of tobacco products through vending machines, restricting the distribution of tobacco product samples, prohibiting the sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products other than in unopened packages, and random, unannounced inspections of locations where tobacco products are sold or distributed, providing for the report required to be submitted to the United States department of health and human services pursuant to Section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 300x-26), and ensuring uniform regulations with respect to tobacco products within this state. The purpose of this part is also to prohibit the sale or distribution of vapor products to, or purchase of vapor products on behalf of, persons under twenty-one (21) years of age. The purpose of this part is also to prohibit the sale or distribution of smoking hemp products to, or purchase of smoking hemp products on behalf of, persons under twenty-one (21) years of age. It is the intent of the general assembly that this part be equitably enforced so as to ensure the eligibility for and receipt of any federal funds or grants that this state now receives or may receive relating to this part. Acts 1994, ch. 872, § 2; 2011, ch. 501, § 2; 2015, ch. 353, § 2; 2019, ch. 303, § 3; 2020, ch. 732, § 9. Amendments. The 2019 amendment added (c). The 2020 amendment. effective January 1, 2021, substituted “twenty-one (21) years of age” for “eighteen (18) years of age” throughout the section. Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 303, § 17. July 1, 2019. Acts 2020, ch. 732, § 25. January 1, 2021.
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