Senate passes bill fining companies for selling tobacco to minors
May 24, 2005
(AP) — Companies and delivery services would be penalized for selling tobacco to minors under a bill passed by the Senate last week.
The bill says all companies must receive a copy of a valid form of identification before processing any tobacco orders placed by mail, phone, fax or online.
The bill would also penalize delivery services, such as U-P-S, for delivering tobacco products to minors.
First time violators could be fined one-thousand dollars or five times the retail value of the cigarettes involved. The bill now moves to the House.
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