On Friday, February 20th at 9:00 the House Judiciary Committee will take up consideration of H.B.2360 - Insuring that tobacco products are not sold in any packaging other than the original.
The purpose of this bill is to insure that tobacco products are not sold in any packaging other than the original factory wrapped package and to insure that cigarettes are not sold individually.
Delegates Patti Eagloski Schoen & Don Perdue
This legislation was introduced by Delegate Schoen and Delegate Perdue and would prohibit the sale of tobacco products in any form other than an original factory wrapped package; require that cigarette packages shall not contain fewer than twenty cigarettes, and; prohibit any person or business entity from selling single cigarettes (”loosies’) or packages of cigarettes that do not display the federally mandated health warnings.
Any person or business found guilty of any of these provision would be charged with a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined $250.
Some of these provisions had been contained in the original Master Settlement Agreement but have since expired.
The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free West Virginia has endorsed this legislation and is urging its passage.
Tags: tobacco control, West Virginia Legislature, youth access
February 20th, 2009 at 8:34 am
I am so glad we have you looking out for the loopholes and protecting the health of West Virginians. Thanks you for all the hard work you do and the difficult choices you must make each day to prioritize your efforts. This is an important issue and I thank you for sponsoring this legislation. Good luck.
Sharon Brinkman-Windle
Morgantown
February 20th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Shame on the committee for not having the insight guts to add cigars and cigarillos, some of the other new tobacco products INTO this bill!!