2010 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare
Part 15 - Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco
39-17-1503 - Part definitions.

39-17-1503. Part definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

     (1)  “Beedies” or “bidis” means a product containing tobacco that is wrapped in temburni leaf (dispyros melanoxylon ) or tendu leaf (diospyros exculpra ), or any other product that is offered to, or purchased by, consumers as beedies or bidis. For purposes of this chapter, beedies or bidis shall be considered a tobacco product;

     (2)  “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's duly authorized representative;

     (3)  “Department” means the department of agriculture;

     (4)  “Person” means any individual, firm, fiduciary, partnership, corporation, trust, or association;

     (5)  “Proof of age” means a driver license or other generally accepted means of identification that describes the individual as eighteen (18) years of age or older, contains a photograph or other likeness of the individual, and appears on its face to be valid. Except in the case of distribution by mail, the distributor shall obtain a statement from the addressee that the addressee is eighteen (18) years of age or older;

     (6)  “Public place” means any public street, sidewalk or park, or any area open to the general public in any publicly owned or operated building;

     (7)  “Sample” means a tobacco product distributed to members of the general public at no cost for the purpose of promoting the product;

     (8)  “Sampling” means the distribution of samples to members of the general public in a public place; and

     (9)  “Tobacco product” means any product that contains tobacco and is intended for human consumption, including, but not limited to, cigars, cigarettes and bidis.

[Acts 1994, ch. 872, § 3; 1995, ch. 470, § 1; 1999, ch. 354, § 3; 2002, ch. 511, §§ 1, 2.]