Existing law provides for the licensing of persons engaged in the manufacture, distribution and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products, including manufacturers, wholesale dealers of cigarettes, wholesale dealers of other tobacco products, tobacco retail dealers, logistics companies and persons who operate a warehouse or distribution center. (NRS 370.531-370.597) Existing law prohibits a person from selling, distributing or offering to sell cigarettes, cigarette paper, any product containing, made or derived from tobacco, any vapor product, any alternative nicotine product or any product containing, made or derived from nicotine to a person under the age of 21 years. (NRS 370.521) Existing law establishes certain penalties which a licensee is liable for if an employee or agent of the licensee violates this prohibition, including a warning for a first or second violation within a 24-month period at the same premises and certain civil penalties for subsequent violations within a 24-month period at the same premises. (NRS 370.521) This bill provides that, for violations which occur within a 24-month period at the same premises, a licensee is liable for a civil penalty of: (1) $2,500 for a first violation; (2) $5,000 for a second violation; (3) $7,500 for a third violation; and (4) $10,000 for a fourth and any subsequent violation.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 370.521
Reprint 1: 370.521
As Enrolled: 370.521
BDR: 370.521