SEC. 97-5-45. Notice to employees regarding prohibition of sale of tobacco products to minors; signing of agreement to that effect; penalties for violations.

(1) Every person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at retail shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk that state law (a) prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including samples, to any person under eighteen (18) years of age and the purchase or receipt of tobacco products by any person under eighteen (18) years of age, and (b) requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective purchaser or recipient may be under the age of eighteen (18) years. Every person employed by a person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at retail shall sign an agreement with his employer in substantially the following form:

"I understand that state law prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to persons under the age of eighteen (18) years and out-of-package sales, and requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective purchaser or recipient may be under the age of eighteen (18) years. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to observe this law."

(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

SOURCES: Laws, 1994, ch. 486, Sec. 6, eff from and after July 1, 1994

1997 Amendment

Repealed.

SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 577, Sec. 16, HG1389, Effective February 1, 1998.