HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3283 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1904
|
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Christine E. Canavan
_________________
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to amend tobacco control laws.
_______________
PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Christine E. Canavan | 10th Plymouth | 1/18/2013 |
Brian A. Joyce | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
|
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3283 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1904
By Mrs. Canavan of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1904) of Christine E. Canavan and Brian A. Joyce for legislation to prohibit the possession of tobacco products by persons under eighteen years of age. Public Health. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
_______________
An Act to amend tobacco control laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Possession of Tobacco Products by Persons Under 18
M.G.L. Chapter 270. Section 6b
Section 1. Prohibited
No person under the age of 18 shall be permitted to possess any tobacco products.
Section 2. Violations and penalties
Any person found to be in possession of any tobacco product who is under the age of 18 shall have the tobacco product seized.
Any person found to be in possession