2017 Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 410 - PUBLIC HEALTH
410 ILCS 75/ - Smokeless Tobacco Outdoor Advertising Act.
(410 ILCS 75/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 2358-30)
Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Smokeless Tobacco Outdoor Advertising Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(410 ILCS 75/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2358-31)
Sec. 1. As used in this Act, "smokeless tobacco" means any loose, cut, shredded, ground, powdered, compressed or leaf tobacco that is intended to be placed in the mouth without being smoked.
(Source: P.A. 85-518.)
(410 ILCS 75/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2358-32)
Sec. 2. All outdoor billboard advertisement for smokeless tobacco shall bear one of the following statements:
WARNING: THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE MOUTH CANCER.
WARNING: THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE GUM DISEASE AND TOOTH LOSS.
WARNING: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO CIGARETTES.
The warnings shall be rotated every 4 months by the manufacturer, packager or importer of snuff and chewing tobacco products in an alternating sequence in the advertisement for each brand of such tobacco product. Such warning shall appear in the format and type style prescribed under 15 U.S.C. 1333 (b) (3), as amended.
No other warning, format, or type style in any outdoor billboard advertisement shall be required by any State or local statute or regulation.
Any outdoor billboard advertisement that does not conform to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed a nuisance affecting the public health.
(Source: P.A. 85-518.)
