Rhode Island General Laws 11-9-13.8. Prohibitions applicable to license holders and their employees and agents
A person holding a license issued under chapter 20 of Title 44 and/or § 23-1-56, or an employee or agent of that person, is prohibited from selling, distributing, or delivering a tobacco product, including an electronic nicotine-delivery system product:
(1) To any individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or
(2) In any form other than an original, factory-wrapped package as sealed and certified by the manufacturer; or
(3) As a single-cigarette sale (§ 44-20-31) or as a sale of cigarettes by the individual piece known as “loosies.”
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 321, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 223, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 204, § 1, effective July 7, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 205, § 1, effective July 7, 2021.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-9-13.8
- Electronic nicotine-delivery system: means an electronic device that may be used to simulate smoking in the delivery of nicotine or other substance to a person inhaling from the device, and includes, but is not limited to, an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic little cigars, electronic pipe, or electronic hookah, "heat not burn products" e-liquids, e-liquid products, or any related device and any cartridge or other component of such device. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-9-13.4
- License: is synonymous with the term "retail tobacco products dealer license" or "electronic nicotine-delivery system license" or any license issued under chapter 20 of Title 44 or chapter 1 of Title 23. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-9-13.4
- Person: means any individual person, firm, fiduciary, partnership, trust, association, or corporation licensed as a retail dealer to sell tobacco products within the state. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-9-13.4