Budget Amendment ID: FY2014-S3-534-R1

Redraft EHS 534

TOBACCO PRODUCTS LABELING REQUIREMENT

Messrs. Tarr, DiDomenico, Knapik and Ross and Ms. Clark moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section __, the following new section:-

“SECTION__. Section 7 of chapter 270 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:-

The owner or other person in charge of a shop or other place used to sell any tobacco products at retail shall conspicuously post signage provided by the Department of Public Health that discloses current referral information about smoking cessation which may include but not be limited to the website of the Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation & Prevention Program (www.makesmokinghistory.org) and The Smokers Helpline at 1-800-Quit-Now (1-800-784-8669).”