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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - Crimes
Chapter 32 - Tobacco Offenses
Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act
§ 97-32-7. Retail sales clerks; notification and agreement; penalties for violations
Universal Citation: MS Code § 97-32-7 (2017)
- (1) Every person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at retail shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk that state law:
- (a) Prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including samples, to any person under eighteen (18) years of age and the purchase or receipt of tobacco products by any person under eighteen (18) years of age, and (b) requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the prospective purchaser or recipient is under the age of eighteen (18) years. Every person employed by a person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at retail shall sign an agreement with his employer in substantially the following or similar form:
- "I understand that state and federal law prohibit the sale or distribution of tobacco products to persons under the age of eighteen (18) years and out-of-package sales, and requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient under eighteen (18) years of age if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the tobacco product to be over the age of eighteen (18) years. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to observe this law."
- (a) Prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including samples, to any person under eighteen (18) years of age and the purchase or receipt of tobacco products by any person under eighteen (18) years of age, and (b) requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the prospective purchaser or recipient is under the age of eighteen (18) years. Every person employed by a person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at retail shall sign an agreement with his employer in substantially the following or similar form:
- (2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be penalized not less than Fifty Dollars ($ 50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($ 100.00).
- (3) No retailer who instructs his employee as provided in this section shall be liable for any violations committed by such employees.
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