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91_HB1980eng HB1980 Engrossed LRB9102078RCks 1 AN ACT to amend the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act by 2 changing Section 1. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act is amended 6 by changing Section 1 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 675/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2357) 8 Sec. 1. No minor under 18 years of age shall buy any 9 cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco or tobacco in any of its 10 forms. No person shall sell, buy for, distribute samples of 11 or furnish any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco or tobacco 12 in any of its forms, to any minor under 18 years of age. 13 No person may sell, buy for, distribute samples of, or 14 furnish any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco 15 in any of its forms, to any person 27 years of age or younger 16 without first demanding adequate written evidence of age and 17 identity of the person by the presentation of a document 18 issued by a federal, State, county, or municipal government, 19 or subdivision or agency of any of these governments 20 containing positive proof of the person's age and identity, 21 including, but not limited to, a drivers license, a 22 registration certificate issued under the Federal Selective 23 Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of 24 the Armed Forces. 25 For the purpose of this Section, "smokeless tobacco" 26 means any tobacco products that are suitable for dipping or 27 chewing. 28 Tobacco products listed above may be sold through a 29 vending machine only in the following locations: 30 (1) Factories, businesses, offices, private clubs, 31 and other places not open to the general public. HB1980 Engrossed -2- LRB9102078RCks 1 (2) Places to which minors under 18 years of age 2 are not permitted access. 3 (3) Places where alcoholic beverages are sold and 4 consumed on the premises. 5 (4) Places where the vending machine is under the 6 direct supervision of the owner of the establishment or 7 an employee over 18 years of age. The sale of tobacco 8 products from a vending machine under direct supervision 9 of the owner or an employee of the establishment is 10 considered a sale of tobacco products by that person. As 11 used in this subdivision, "direct supervision" means that 12 the owner or employee has an unimpeded line of sight to 13 the vending machine. 14 (5) Places where the vending machine can only be 15 operated by the owner or an employee over age 18 either 16 directly or through a remote control device if the device 17 is inaccessible to all customers. 18 (Source: P.A. 89-181, eff. 7-19-95.) 19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 20 becoming law.