N.Y. Public Health Law 1399-MM-2 – Sale in pharmacies
§ 1399-mm-2. Sale in pharmacies. 1. No tobacco product, herbal cigarette, or vapor product intended or reasonably expected to be used with or for the consumption of nicotine, shall be sold in a pharmacy or in a retail establishment that contains a pharmacy operated as a department as defined by paragraph f of subdivision two of § 6808 of the education law. Provided, however, that such prohibition on the sale of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, or vapor products intended or reasonably expected to be used with or for the consumption of nicotine, shall not apply to any other business that owns or leases premises within any building or other facility that also contains a pharmacy or a retail establishment that contains a pharmacy operated as a department as defined by paragraph f of subdivision two of § 6808 of the education law.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 1399-MM-2
- Herbal cigarette: means any product made primarily of an herb or combination of herbs, and intended to be smoked in any of the methods that tobacco is smoked, including but not limited to, as a cigarette, cigar or pipe filler. See N.Y. Public Health Law 1399-AA
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Tobacco products: means one or more cigarettes or cigars, bidis, chewing tobacco, powdered tobacco, nicotine water or any other tobacco products. See N.Y. Public Health Law 1399-AA
- Vapor products: means any noncombustible liquid or gel, regardless of the presence of nicotine therein, that is manufactured into a finished product for use in an electronic cigarette, including any device that contains such noncombustible liquid or gel. See N.Y. Public Health Law 1399-AA
2. The commissioner shall have sole jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section. The commissioner shall have the power to assess penalties in accordance with section twelve of this chapter and pursuant to a hearing conducted in accordance with section twelve-a of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from commencing a proceeding for injunctive relief to compel compliance with this section.