Sec. 11.8. (a) As used in this section, “self-service display” means a display that contains tobacco or electronic cigarettes in an area where a customer:

(1) is permitted; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-46-1-11.8

  • tobacco: includes :

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(2) has access to the tobacco or electronic cigarettes without assistance from a sales person.

     (b) This section does not apply to a self-service display located in a retail establishment:

(1) in which tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and e-liquids account for at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the retail establishment’s gross sales; and

(2) that prohibits entry by persons who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age.

     (c) The owner of a retail establishment that sells or distributes tobacco or electronic cigarettes through a self-service display, other than a coin operated machine operated under IC 35-46-1-11 or IC 35-46-1-11.5, commits a Class C infraction.

     (d) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), civil penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the Richard D. Doyle youth tobacco education and enforcement fund (IC 7.1-6-2-6).

As added by P.L.37-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2011, SEC.3; P.L.20-2013, SEC.10; P.L.49-2020, SEC.38.