(1) The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Department of Agriculture shall carry out annually conducted random, unannounced inspections of retail establishments where tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products are sold or distributed for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of KRS
438.305 to 438.340. The inspections shall be conducted to the extent necessary to assure that the Commonwealth remains in compliance with Public Law 102-321 and applicable federal regulations. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Department of Agriculture shall also ensure that targeted inspections are conducted at those retail establishments where, and at those times when, persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years are most likely to purchase tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products. Persons under the age of twenty- one (21) years may be used to test compliance with the provisions of KRS § 438.305 to KRS § 438.340 only if the testing is conducted under the direct supervision of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, sheriff, or chief of police, or their employees, and written parental consent has been obtained. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall prepare annually, for submission by the Governor to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the report required by Section 1926 of Subpart 1 of Part B of Title XIX of the Federal Public Health Service Act.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 438.330

  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.

(2) The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall develop and implement the survey sampling methodologies to carry out the inspections as described in this section.
Effective: March 26, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 7, effective March 26, 2020. — Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 7, effective April 10, 2014. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1932, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec.
10, effective July 14, 2000. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 480, sec. 6, effective July
15, 1994.