AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "TOBACCO" FOR PURPOSES OF THE TOBACCO TAX LAW TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-32-3, 97-32-5, 97-32-7, 97-32-9, 97-32-11, 97-32-13, 97-32-15, 97-32-17, 97-32-19 AND 97-32-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RAISE THE MINIMUM AGE FOR A PERSON TO PURCHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO TWENTY-ONE YEARS, AND TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING "THE MISSISSIPPI JUVENILE TOBACCO ACCESS PREVENTION ACT OF 1997"; TO REGULATE THE INTERNET SALES OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RAISE TO 21 YEARS OF AGE, THE PROHIBITION FROM PUBLISHING THOSE CONVICTED UNDER THESE PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS IN THE DEFINITION OF "TOBACCO PRODUCTS"; TO REVISE DEFINITIONS FOR "MINOR" AND "ADULT"; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-32-29 AND 97-32-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR THE SALE OF ANY CARTRIDGE OR COMPONENT OF AN ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 27-69-3, 97-32-3, 97-32-5, 97-32-7, 97-32-9, 97-32-11, 97-32-13, 97-32-15, 97-32-17, 97-32-19, 97-32-21, 97-32-23, 97-32-27, 97-32-29, 97-32-51, 27-69-13, 27-69-5
Committee Substitute: 27-69-3, 97-32-3, 97-32-5, 97-32-7, 97-32-9, 97-32-11, 97-32-13, 97-32-15, 97-32-17, 97-32-19, 97-32-21, 97-32-23, 97-32-27, 97-32-29, 97-32-51
As Passed by the House: 27-69-3, 97-32-3, 97-32-5, 97-32-7, 97-32-9, 97-32-11, 97-32-13, 97-32-15, 97-32-17, 97-32-19, 97-32-21, 97-32-23, 97-32-27, 97-32-29, 97-32-51