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REFERENCE TITLE: electronic smoking devices; billboards |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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SB 1516 |
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Introduced by Senator Quezada
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AN ACT
amending title 44, chapter 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 27; relating to electronic smoking devices.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 44, chapter 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 27, to read:
ARTICLE 27. ADVERTISING TOBACCO PRODUCTS
44-1383. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Electronic smoking device":
(a) Means a device that may be used to deliver any aerosolized or vaporized substance to the person who inhales from the device, including an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen or e-hookah.
(b) Includes:
(i) Any component, part or accessory of the device.
(ii) Any substance that is intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during the use of the device, whether or not the substance contains nicotine.
(c) Does not include drugs, devices or combination products authorized for sale by the United States food and drug administration, as those terms are defined in the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act or the regulations adopted pursuant to that act.
2. "School" means a public or private elementary school, middle school, junior high school or high school.
3. "Tobacco products":
(a) Means any of the following:
(i) A product containing, made of or derived from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether inhaled, absorbed or ingested by any other means, including a cigarette, a cigar, pipe tobacco, shisha, beedies, bidis, chewing tobacco, snuff or snus.
(ii) any electronic smoking device and any substance that may be aerosolized or vaporized by the device, whether or not the substance contains nicotine.
(iii) Any component, part or accessory of any product, electronic smoking device or substance that is listed in item (i) or (ii) of this subdivision, whether or not any of these contain tobacco or nicotine, including filters, rolling papers, blunt or hemp wraps and pipes.
(b) Does not include drugs, devices or combination products authorized for sale by the United States food and drug administration, as those terms are defined in the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act or the regulations adopted pursuant to that act.
44-1383.01. Tobacco product advertising; prohibition near schools and playgrounds; local standards
A. A person may not advertise or cause to be advertised a tobacco product, including an electronic smoking device, on an outdoor billboard that is located within one thousand feet of a school or public playground.
B. This section sets forth minimum state restrictions on the advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, on outdoor billboards near schools and public playgrounds and does not preempt or otherwise prohibit the adoption of a local standard that imposes a more restrictive or complete ban on billboard advertising or on billboard advertising relating to tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices. A local standard that imposes a more restrictive or complete ban on billboard advertising or on billboard advertising relating to tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, controls if there is an inconsistency between this section and the local standard.
C. This section does not do either of the following:
1. Prohibit the display within one thousand feet of a school or public playground of a message or advertisement opposing the use of tobacco products.
2. Allow an advertisement within one thousand feet of a school or public playground that promotes the use of tobacco products even if the advertisement includes a message opposing the use of tobacco products within the advertisement.