Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1547 – Tobacco specialty store; entry prohibited for persons under 18 years of age
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1547
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Smoking: includes carrying or having in one's possession a lighted or heated cigarette, cigar or pipe or a lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for human consumption through inhalation whether natural or synthetic in any manner or in any form. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1541
- Tobacco specialty store: means a retail business under 2,000 square feet in which at least 60% of the business's gross revenue for the last calendar year was derived from the sale of tobacco or tobacco-related products. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1541
A person under 18 years of age is prohibited from entering a business licensed as a tobacco specialty store unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, regardless of whether smoking is allowed in that store. [PL 2005, c. 223, §3 (NEW).]
Revisor’s Note: §1547. Enforcement (As enacted by PL 2005, c. 257, §8 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 22, SECTION 1548)
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2005, c. 1, §5 (RAL). PL 2005, c. 223, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 257, §8 (NEW).