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This bill amends Tennessee's laws regarding the sale and distribution of age-restricted products like tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, and smokeless nicotine products by increasing the age threshold at which sellers are required to verify a customer's age. Specifically, the bill changes existing statutes to require sellers to demand proof of age from prospective purchasers who appear to be under 50 years old, raising the previous threshold of 30 years. For mail-order distributions, sellers must obtain an affirmative statement that the recipient is at least 21 years old and inform recipients that they are prohibited from distributing these products to anyone under 21. The bill also updates related language in vending machine sales regulations and penalties, changing references from "twenty-nine (29) years of age" to "forty-nine (49) years of age". These changes aim to standardize age verification practices for age-restricted products across different sales channels. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, giving businesses time to adjust to the new requirements.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0707&ga=114