HOUSE BILL No. 4577

 

 

May 2, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Yanez, Hoadley, Sowerby, Ellison, LaGrand, Elder, Robinson, Cochran, Garrett, Moss, Hammoud and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

     A bill to amend 1915 PA 31, entitled

 

"Youth tobacco act,"

 

by amending section 4 (MCL 722.644), as amended by 2006 PA 236, and

 

by adding section 2b.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2b. (1) A person shall not sell in this state an

 

electronic smoking device unless the electronic smoking device is

 

packaged in a child-resistant container that meets the requirements

 

of the poison prevention packaging act of 1970, 15 USC 1471 to

 

1477, and of 16 CFR part 1700.

 

     (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00 for the

 

first violation and not more than $500.00 for a second or


subsequent violation.

 

     Sec. 4. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Electronic smoking device" means that term as defined in

 

section 2 of the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL

 

205.422.

 

     (b) (a) "Minor" means an individual under who is less than 18

 

years of age.

 

     (c) (b) "Person who sells tobacco products at retail" means a

 

person whose ordinary course of business consists, in whole or in

 

part, of the retail sale of tobacco products subject to state sales

 

tax.

 

     (d) (c) "Public place" means a public street, sidewalk, or

 

park or any area open to the general public in a publicly owned or

 

operated building or public place of business.

 

     (e) (d) "Tobacco product" means a product that contains

 

tobacco and is intended for human consumption, including, but not

 

limited to, cigarettes, noncigarette smoking tobacco, or smokeless

 

tobacco, as those terms are defined in section 2 of the tobacco

 

products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL 205.422, and cigars.

 

     (f) (e) "Use a tobacco product" means to smoke, chew, suck,

 

inhale, or otherwise consume a tobacco product.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4578 (request no.

 

01761'17) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.