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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.70
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.70
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that every provision, section, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, and word in this chapter, and every application of the provisions in this chapter, are severable from each other. (b) If any application of any provision in this chapter
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.71
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.71
This chapter shall become inoperative upon invalidation of Subchapter H (commencing with Section 171.201) of Chapter 171 of the Texas Health and Safety Code in its entirety by a final decision of the United States Supreme Court or Texas Supreme Court, and is repealed on January 1
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.80
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.80
(a) (1) A firearm industry member shall not advertise, market, or arrange for placement of an advertising or marketing communication offering or promoting any firearm-related product in a manner that is designed, intended, or reasonably appears to be attractive to minors. (2) In
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.92
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.92
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Covered establishment” includes a grocery establishment or a pharmacy establishment. (A) “Grocery establishment” means a retail store operating in this state that meets both of the following requirements: (i)
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.92.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.92.1
(a) A covered establishment shall, no later than 45 days before a closure of the covered establishment takes effect, perform all of the following acts: (1) (A) Provide written notice of the closure to all of the following persons or entities: (i) (I) The employees of the covered
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.92.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22949.92.2
(a) (1) After receiving a written notice described in Section 22949.92.1 from a covered establishment, the county in which that covered establishment is located shall provide the local workforce development board of the county in which the covered establishment is located with in
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22950
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22950
This Division shall be known and may be referred to as the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act or the STAKE Act.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22950.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22950.5
For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health. (b) “Enforcing agency” means the State Department of Public Health, another state agency, including, but not limited to, the office of the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22951
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22951
The Legislature finds and declares that reducing and eventually eliminating the illegal purchase and consumption of tobacco products by any person under 21 years of age is critical to ensuring the long-term health of our state’s citizens. Accordingly, California must fully comply
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22952
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22952
The State Department of Public Health shall do all of the following: (a) Establish and develop a program to reduce the availability of tobacco products to persons under 21 years of age through the enforcement activities authorized by this division. (b) Establish requirements that
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22953
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22953
All moneys collected as civil penalties by the department and other state agencies pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Control Account that is hereby established.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22954
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22954
(a) Any cigarette or tobacco products distributor or wholesaler as defined in Sections 30011 and 30016 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and licensed under Article 1 (commencing with Section 30140) of Chapter 3 of Part 13 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or Article
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22955
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22955
Agents of the state department, while conducting enforcement activities pursuant to this division, are peace officers and are subject to all of the powers and immunities granted to Food and Drug Section inspectors pursuant to Section 106500 of the Health and Safety Code in the sa
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22956
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22956
All persons engaging in the retail sale of tobacco products shall check the identification of tobacco purchasers, to establish the age of the purchaser, if the purchaser reasonably appears to be under 21 years of age.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22957
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22957
(a) In addition to the primary enforcement responsibility assumed by the department, another enforcing agency may conduct inspections and assess penalties for violations of this division if the enforcing agency complies with this division and with all applicable laws and guidelin
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22958
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22958
(a) An enforcing agency may assess civil penalties against any person, firm, or corporation that sells, gives, or in any way furnishes to another person who is under 21 years of age any tobacco, cigarette, cigarette papers, any other instrument or paraphernalia that is designed f
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22959
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22959
(a) The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall be transferred annually from the portion of the federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment block grant moneys allocated to the State Department of Health Care Services for administrative purposes related to substance abu
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22960
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22960
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no cigarette or tobacco product shall be sold, offered for sale, or distributed from a vending machine or appliance, or any other coin or token operated mechanical device designed or used for vending purposes, including, but not limited
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22961
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22961
(a) No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other organization shall advertise or cause to be advertised any tobacco products on any outdoor billboard located within 1,000 feet of any public or private elementary school, junior high school, or high school, or public playgro
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22962
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22962
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Self-service display” means the open display of tobacco products or tobacco paraphernalia in a manner that is accessible to the general public without the assistance of the retailer or employe
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22963
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22963
(a) The sale, distribution, or nonsale distribution of tobacco products directly or indirectly to any person under 21 years of age through the United States Postal Service or through any other public or private postal or package delivery service at locations, including, but not l
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22964
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22964
This division sets forth minimum state restrictions with respect to the legal age to purchase or possess tobacco products and does not preempt or otherwise prohibit the adoption of a local standard that imposes a more restrictive legal age to purchase or possess tobacco products.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22970
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22970
This division shall be known as and may be cited as the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22970.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22970.1
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The State of California has enacted excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and tobacco products to provide funding for local and state programs, including health services, antismoking campaigns, cancer research,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22970.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22970.2
The board shall administer a statewide program to license manufacturers, importers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers of cigarettes and tobacco products.