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- Referred to health
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Prohibits the advertisement of tobacco products and herbal cigarettes near schools
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor J. Gary Pretlow
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the advertisement of tobacco products and herbal cigarettes near schools
Purpose
To amend the public health law to prohibit the advertisement of tobacco products within 1,000 feet of a school.
Summary of provisions
This bill would amend the public health law by prohibiting the advertising, marketing or promotion of tobacco products within 1,000 feet of school grounds and establishing civil penalties of $250 to $1,000 for a first violation, $500 to $2,000 for a second violation and a minimum of $1,000 for each subsequent violation.
Existing law
This is a new law.
Justification
A great portion of tobacco advertisement and promotion is designed to attract the attention of our youth. By prohibiting tobacco advertisements in and around our schools, we can better protect our state's young people from marketing efforts which are designed to get them to try tobacco products.
Legislative history
2014 A5300 Defeated in Health 2012 A7588 Referred to Health
Fiscal implications
None
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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