2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Article 49 - Tobacco Products, E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Liquid Containers
Section 30-49-9 - Signs; point of sale.
A person, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity engaged in the sale at retail of tobacco products, e-cigarettes or nicotine liquid containers shall prominently display in the place where tobacco products, e-cigarettes or nicotine liquid containers are sold and where a tobacco product, e-cigarette or nicotine liquid container vending machine is located a printed sign or decal that reads as follows:
"A PERSON LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE WHO PURCHASES A TOBACCO PRODUCT, AN E-CIGARETTE OR A NICOTINE LIQUID CONTAINER IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO $100.
A PERSON WHO SELLS A TOBACCO PRODUCT, AN E-CIGARETTE OR A NICOTINE LIQUID CONTAINER TO A PERSON LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO $1,000.".
History: Laws 1993, ch. 244, § 9; 2015, ch. 98, § 8.
The 2015 amendment, effective June 19, 2015, required any entity engaged in the sale of e-cigarettes or nicotine liquid containers to post a sign indicating that minors may not purchase e-cigarettes or nicotine liquid containers and that vendors may not sell e-cigarettes or nicotine liquid containers to minors; after "tobacco products,", added "e-cigarettes or nicotine liquid containers" throughout the section, and after "A PERSON LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE WHO PURCHASES A TOBACCO PRODUCT, AN E-CIGARETTE OR A NICOTINE LIQUID CONTAINER IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO", deleted "$1,000" and added "$100".
