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Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 8.5 - STOP TOBACCO ACCESS TO KIDS ENFORCEMENT ACT
Section 22956.
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CA Bus & Prof Code § 22956 (2025)
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22956. All persons engaging in the retail sale of tobacco products shall check the identification of tobacco purchasers, to establish the age of the purchaser, if the purchaser reasonably appears to be under 21 years of age.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 8, Sec. 4. (SB 7 2x) Effective June 9, 2016.)
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