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A person may not sell, offer to sell, or distribute an electronic cigarette product or a nicotine product in this state without first:
Attorney's NoteUnder the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
Class | Prison | Fine |
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class B misdemeanor | up to 6 months | up to $1,000 |
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204Terms Used In Utah Code 59-14-803- Alternative nicotine product: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-101. See Utah Code 59-14-102
- Cigarette: means a roll made wholly or in part of tobacco:
(a) | regardless of:(i) | the size of the roll; |
(ii) | the shape of the roll; |
(iii) | whether the tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient; or |
(iv) | whether the tobacco is heated or burned; and |
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(b) | if the roll has a wrapper or cover that is made of paper or any other substance or material except tobacco. See Utah Code 59-14-102- Electronic cigarette: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-101. See Utah Code 59-14-102
- Electronic cigarette product: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-101. See Utah Code 59-14-102
- Electronic cigarette substance: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-101. See Utah Code 59-14-102
- Licensee: means a person that holds a valid license to sell an electronic cigarette product or a nicotine product. See Utah Code 59-14-802
- manufacturer: means a person that:
(i) | manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels a finished cigarette; or |
(ii) | makes, modifies, mixes, manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, labels, repackages, relabels, or imports an electronic cigarette product or a nicotine product. See Utah Code 59-14-102- Nicotine: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-101. See Utah Code 59-14-102
- Nicotine product: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-101. See Utah Code 59-14-102
- Nontherapeutic nicotine device: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-101. See Utah Code 59-14-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Prefilled electronic cigarette: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-101. See Utah Code 59-14-102
- Prefilled nontherapeutic nicotine device: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-101. See Utah Code 59-14-102
- Retailer: means a person that:
(a) | sells or distributes a cigarette, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product to a consumer in the state; or |
(b) | intends to sell or distribute a cigarette, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product to a consumer in the state. See Utah Code 59-14-102- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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(a) |
except as provided in Subsection (2), obtaining a license from the commission under this section to sell an electronic cigarette product or a nicotine product; and |
(b) |
complying with any bonding requirement described in Subsection (5). |
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(2) |
A person that holds a valid license to sell cigarettes under Section 59-14-201 or a person that holds a valid license to sell tobacco products under Section 59-14-301 may, without obtaining a separate license in accordance with this section, sell, offer to sell, or distribute an electronic cigarette product or a nicotine product in this state. |
(3) |
The commission shall issue a license to sell an electronic cigarette product or a nicotine product to a person that submits an application, on a form created by the commission, that includes:
(b) |
the address of the facility where the person will sell an electronic cigarette product or a nicotine product; and |
(c) |
any other information the commission requires to implement this chapter. |
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(4) |
A license described in Subsection (3) is:
(a) |
valid only at one fixed business address; |
(b) |
valid for three years; |
(c) |
valid only for a physical location; and |
(d) |
renewable if a licensee meets the criteria for licensing described in Subsection (3). |
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(5) |
(a) |
The commission shall require a manufacturer, jobber, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer that is responsible under this part for the collection of tax on an electronic cigarette substance, a prefilled electronic cigarette, an alternative nicotine product, a nontherapeutic nicotine device substance, or a prefilled nontherapeutic nicotine device to post a bond. |
(b) |
The manufacturer, jobber, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may post the bond required by Subsection (5)(a) in combination with any bond required by Section 59-14-201 or 59-14-301. |
(c) |
Subject to Subsection (5)(d), the commission shall determine the form and amount of the bond. |
(d) |
The minimum amount of the bond shall be:
(i) |
except as provided in Subsection (5)(d)(ii) or (iii), $500; |
(ii) |
if the manufacturer, jobber, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer posts the bond required by Subsection (5)(a) in combination with a bond required by either Section 59-14-201 or 59-14-301, $1,000; or |
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if the manufacturer, jobber, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer posts the bond required by Subsection (5)(a) in combination with a bond required by both Sections 59-14-201 and 59-14-301, $1,500. |
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(7) |
It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to violate Subsection (1). |
(8) |
The commission may not charge a fee for a license under this section. |
Amended by Chapter 347, 2020 General Session
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