(1)(a) A person engaged in the business of selling cigarettes, inhalant delivery systems or smokeless tobacco products for profit may not ship or transport, or cause to be shipped or transported, cigarettes, inhalant delivery systems or smokeless tobacco products ordered or purchased by mail or telephone or through a computer or other electronic network to any person in this state other than a distributor or retailer.

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(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to a freight forwarder or motor carrier, as those terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. § 13102, as in effect on August 8, 2017, or an air carrier, as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 40102, as in effect on August 8, 2017.

(2) A retailer may not sell cigarettes, inhalant delivery systems or smokeless tobacco products unless the retailer or an employee of the retailer makes the sale to the purchaser in person as part of a face-to-face exchange.

(3) A person may not knowingly provide substantial assistance to a person that is violating subsection (1) or (2) of this section. [2017 c.687 § 10; 2021 c.179 § 3]

See note under 180.400.