S 0752 General Bill, By Cleary, Courson, Jackson, Nicholson, Reese, Campbell, Land, Williams, Ford, Knotts, Matthews, O'Dell, McGill, Cromer, Alexander, Anderson, Campsen, Hayes and Rose
Summary: Youth Access to Tobacco Prevention Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ENACTING THE "YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO PREVENTION ACT OF 2009"; BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-506 SO AS TO REQUIRE A PERSON ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING TOBACCO PRODUCTS AT RETAIL TO FILE AN APPLICATION TO ENGAGE IN THIS BUSINESS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-500, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL SALE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS FOR MINORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO THE REQUIREMENT OF THE DEMAND OF PROOF OF AGE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS FROM SELF-SERVICE DISPLAYS WITH CERTAIN DELINEATED EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION FOR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-501, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERMS "SELF-SERVICE DISPLAY", "TOBACCO PRODUCT", AND "TOBACCO SPECIALTY STORE".
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04/23/09	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
04/23/09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
05/05/09	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman