PRINTER'S NO. 1172
No. 1062 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY SAURMAN, DAWIDA, ARTY, SHOWERS, FOX, LEVDANSKY,
DORR, MICHLOVIC, GEIST, VROON, COLAFELLA, HERSHEY, HAYDEN,
FARGO, CHADWICK, FISCHER, JOHNSON, DISTLER, CIVERA, FLICK,
PHILLIPS, REBER, E. Z. TAYLOR, MERRY, GRUPPO, McVERRY AND
McHALE, APRIL 8, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 8, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further defining an offense relating
3 to free tobacco samples and confections.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6306 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 6306. Furnishing cigarettes or [cigarette papers] other
9 products.
10 (a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if he
11 furnishes to any minor, by gift, sale or otherwise, any
12 cigarettes or cigarette paper.
13 (b) Grading.--Whoever commits an offense under this section
14 shall, upon being convicted thereof in a summary proceeding, be
15 sentenced for the first offense to pay a fine not exceeding $25
16 and for the second offense shall be fined not exceeding $100;
17 and for the third or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a
1 misdemeanor of the third degree.
2 (c) Free samples.--It is an offense under this section for
3 any manufacturer, distributor or vendor to provide free samples
4 of any tobacco product.
5 (d) Confections.--It is an offense under this section to
6 sell or distribute, by any means, confections, including chewing
7 gum, which mimic or resemble any tobacco products in any form.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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