Bill > S1087

This bill amends existing law to raise the age of legal possession and use of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices to 21. The key provisions include: - Defining "minor" as a person under 21 years of age, rather than under 18 years of age. - Making it unlawful for a minor to possess, receive, purchase, use, or consume tobacco products or electronic smoking devices, or to sell or distribute them. - Requiring a permit from the Department of Health and Welfare to sell or distribute tobacco products or electronic smoking devices at retail, and prohibiting minors from selling or distributing these products, with exceptions for certain employee duties. - Raising the age for the affirmative defense for selling tobacco products or electronic smoking devices to a minor from 18 to 21 years of age. - Prohibiting local units of government from adopting or enforcing requirements for the regulation, marketing, or sale of tobacco products or electronic smoking devices that are more restrictive than or in addition to this state law. - Raising the age for delivery sales of tobacco products or electronic smoking devices to individuals from 18 to 21 years of age.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services, Justice

State Affairs Committee (Senate)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1087/