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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-502

Distribution of tobacco product samples

Known as the South Carolina Military Service Integrity and Preservation Act

The act spans §§ 16–16 (49 sections).

1996 Act No. 445, SECTION 2; 2013 Act No. 35, SECTION 3, eff June 7, 2013; 2023 Act No. 38 (H.3681), SECTION 7, eff August 14, 2023.

(A) It is unlawful for a person to distribute a tobacco product sample to a person under the age of eighteen years.

(B) A person engaged in sampling shall demand proof of age from a prospective recipient if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective recipient may be under the age of eighteen years.

(C) A person violating this section is subject to the penalties set forth in Section 16-17-500(E).

(D) A tobacco retail establishment violating this section is subject to administrative penalties as provided in Section 16-17-500(E)(3).

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.