Retail sale of tobacco; warning notices to minors required; failure
to post; offenses
Sec. 11. (a) A tobacco vending machine that is located in a public
place must bear a conspicuous notice:
(1) that reads as follows, with the capitalization indicated: "If
you are under 18 years of age, YOU ARE FORBIDDEN by
Indiana law to buy tobacco from this machine."; or
(2) that:
(A) conveys a message substantially similar to the message
described in subdivision (1); and
(B) is formatted with words and in a form authorized under
the rules adopted by the alcohol and tobacco commission.
(b) A person who owns or has control over a tobacco vending
machine in a public place and who:
(1) fails to post the notice required by subsection (a) on his
vending machine; or
(2) fails to replace the notice within one (1) month after it is
removed or defaced;
commits a Class C infraction.
(c) An establishment selling tobacco at retail shall post and
maintain in a conspicuous place a sign, printed in letters at least
one-half (1/2) inch high, reading as follows: "The sale of tobacco to
persons under 18 years of age is forbidden by Indiana law.
(d) A person who:
(1) owns or has control over an establishment selling tobacco at
retail; and
(2) fails to post and maintain the sign required by subsection
(c);
commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.330-1983, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.318-1987,
SEC.4; P.L.204-2001, SEC.66.
Last modified: May 24, 2006