0001| SENATE BILL 188 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| DEDE FELDMAN | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS; PROVIDING CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR | 0012| A BUSINESS THAT EMPLOYEES A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS | 0013| OF THE TOBACCO PRODUCTS ACT; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE TOBACCO | 0014| PRODUCTS ACT. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. Section 30-49-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0018| Chapter 244, Section 3) is amended to read: | 0019| "30-49-3. TOBACCO--PROHIBITED SALES.-- | 0020| A. ~[No]~ |A| person |or business| shall | 0021| ||~[knowingly]~ |not| sell, offer to sell, barter or give any | 0022| tobacco product to any minor. | 0023| B. ~[No]~ |A| minor shall |not| procure or attempt | 0024| to procure any tobacco products for his own use or for use by | 0025| any other minor. | - 1 - 0001| C. ~[No]~ |A| person |or business| shall |not| | 0002| sell, offer to sell or deliver a tobacco product in a form | 0003| other than an original factory-sealed package." | 0004| Section 2. Section 30-49-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0005| Chapter 244, Section 12) is amended to read: | 0006| "30-49-12. PENALTY.-- | 0007| A. ~[Any]~ |A| person who violates any provision | 0008| of Subsection A of Section ~[3 or Sections 5, 7, 8 or 9 of the | 0009| Tobacco Products Act]~ |30-49-3 NMSA 1978 or Section 30-49-5, | 0010| 30-49-7, 30-49-8 or 30-49-9 NMSA 1978| is guilty of a | 0011| misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions | 0012| of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. Each violation is a separate | 0013| and distinct offense. | 0014| B. ~[Any]~ |A| minor who violates any provision of | 0015| Subsection B of Section ~[3 or Section 6 of the Tobacco | 0016| Products Act]~ |30-49-3 NMSA 1978 or Section 30-49-6 NMSA | 0017| 1978| shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred | 0018| dollars ($100) or forty-eight hours of community service. | 0019| |C. A business that employs a person who violates | 0020| any provisions of Subsection A of Section 30-49-3 NMSA 1978 or | 0021| Section 30-49-5, 30-49-7, 30-49-8 or 30-49-9 NMSA 1978 is | 0022| guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the | 0023| provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. Each violation is a | 0024| separate and distinct offense.|" | 0025| Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | - 2 - 0001| provisions of this act is July 1, 1998. | 0002|  |