Amendment ID: S2571-1

Amendment 1

Flavored Tobacco Products

Mr. Keenan moves that the proposed new text be amended by inserting the following new section:-

SECTION __. Said chapter 270 is hereby further amended by adding the following section: -

Section 28. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Characterizing flavor” means a distinguishable taste or aroma, other than the taste or aroma of tobacco or menthol, imparted to tobacco, a tobacco product, or tobacco smoke either prior to or during consumption, including but not limited to, a taste or aroma relating to any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb or spice.

“Flavored cigarette”, any cigarette, or any component part thereof, that contains or imparts a characterizing flavor.

“Flavored tobacco product”, any tobacco product as defined in section 6, or any component part thereof, that contains or imparts a characterizing flavor, provided that “flavored tobacco product” shall not include a flavored cigarette.

(b) No retailer, retail establishment, or other person or entity shall sell or distribute or cause to be sold or distributed or offer for sale any flavored cigarette to any consumer.

(c) No person or entity shall sell or distribute or cause to be sold or distributed or offer for sale any flavored tobacco product to any consumer, except in a smoking bar as defined in section 22.

(d) A person who violates this section shall be subject to the same fines established for violations of section 6.