SB313: Bill Text

SB313, s. 1 Section 1. 134.65 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB313,3,8 134.65 (2) (c) In addition to the fee under par. (a), the city, village or town may charge the licensee a fee of $50 per year to be used by the city, village or town or its agent for the purpose of determining compliance by retailers with s. 134.66 (2) or an ordinance enacted under s. 134.66 (5). If a city, village or town elects not to charge the $50 fee, the county in which the retailer is located may charge the licensee a fee of $50 per year to be used by the county or its agent for the purpose of determining compliance by retailers with s. 134.66 (2) or an ordinance enacted under s. 134.66 (5).

SB313, s. 2 Section 2. 134.66 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB313,4,4 134.66 (2) (a) No retailer, manufacturer or distributor may sell or give cigarettes or tobacco products to any a person under who has not attained the age of 18 years, except as provided in s. 938.983 (3). A vending machine operator is not liable under this paragraph for the purchase of cigarettes or tobacco products from his or her vending machine by a person under the age of 18 if the vending machine operator was unaware of the purchase. Except for sales from vending machines in compliance with par. (cm), each retailer, manufacturer or distributor shall verify by means of an identification card that the person purchasing cigarettes or tobacco products has attained the age of 18 years. Age verification is not required of any purchaser whose appearance is such that an ordinary and prudent person would believe that the purchaser had attained the age of 27 years.

SB313, s. 3 Section 3. 134.66 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB313,4,7 134.66 (2) (c) 1. No retailer may offer for sale cigarettes or tobacco products in a manner that results in their being directly accessible to the public.

SB313,4,10 2. No retailer or retailer's employe or agent may sell, exchange or barter cigarettes or tobacco products to another person unless the retailer or his or her employe or agent assists that person in obtaining the cigarettes or tobacco products.

SB313,4,12 3. Subdivisions 1. and 2. do not apply to the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products from vending machines that are in compliance with par. (cm).

SB313, s. 4 Section 4. 134.66 (2) (cm) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 134.66 (2) (cm) 2. and amended to read:

SB313,4,16 134.66 (2) (cm) 2. Notwithstanding par. (c) subd. 1m., no retailer may place a vending machine within 500 feet of a school.

SB313, s. 5 Section 5. 134.66 (2) (cm) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB313,4,21 134.66 (2) (cm) 1m. A retailer or vending machine operator may not sell cigarettes or tobacco products from a vending machine unless the vending machine is located in a place where the retailer or vending machine operator ensures that no person younger than 18 years of age is present, or permitted to enter, at any time.

SB313, s. 6 Section 6. 134.66 (2) (cm) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.

SB313, s. 7 Section 7. 134.66 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB313,5,3 134.66 (2) (e) No retailer may sell cigarettes in a form other than as a package or container on which a stamp is affixed under s. 139.32 (1). No retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber or vending machine operator, or their employes or agents, may sell or give away cigarettes in a package or container with fewer than 20 cigarettes.

SB313, s. 8 Section 8. 134.66 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB313,5,7 134.66 (3) (a) That the retailer, manufacturer or distributor complied with the age verification requirements of sub. (2) (a) and the purchaser falsely represented that he or she had attained the age of 18 and presented an identification card.

SB313, s. 9 Section 9. 938.343 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

SB313,5,12 938.343 (11) If the violation is of s. 938.983 (2) or an ordinance enacted under s. 938.983 (5), order the juvenile to attend a course relating to the health risks associated with the use of cigarettes or tobacco products if such a course is available within a reasonable distance from the juvenile's residence.

SB313, s. 10 Section 10. 938.983 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB313, s. 11 Section 11. 938.983 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB313,5,16 938.983 (2) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. subs. (3) and (3m), no person under 18 years of age may do any of the following:

SB313, s. 12 Section 12. 938.983 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB313,5,20 938.983 (2m) Notwithstanding s. 938.02 (10m), the dispositions under s. 938.343 apply to persons under 18 years of age who violate sub. (2) or an ordinance enacted under sub. (5).

SB313, s. 13 Section 13. 938.983 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB313,6,5 938.983 (3m) A person under 18 years of age may buy, attempt to buy, possess or falsely represent his or her age for the purpose of receiving any cigarette or tobacco product if the person commits the act for the purpose of determining compliance with s. 134.66 (2) or an ordinance enacted under s. 134.66 (5) and if the person has prior written authorization to commit the act from a law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (b), the department of health and family services, a local health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4) or a district attorney or from an authorized agent of a law enforcement agency, the department of health and family services, a local health department or a district attorney.

SB313, s. 14 Section 14. 938.983 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB313,6,9 938.983 (4) A law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 30.50 (4s), shall seize any cigarette or tobacco product involved in any violation of sub. (2) committed in his or her presence.

SB313, s. 15 Section 15. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB313,6,17 (1) Removal of self-service cigarettes and tobacco products. Notwithstanding section 134.66 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by this act, if a written agreement in effect on the effective date of this subsection that is binding on a retailer requires the placement of cigarettes or tobacco products in a location that is prohibited under section 134.66 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the retailer shall remove the cigarettes or tobacco products on or before the date that the written agreement expires or would be extended or renewed, whichever occurs first.

SB313,6,25 (2) Removal of vending machines. Notwithstanding section 134.66 (2) (cm) 1m. of the statutes, as created by this act, if a written agreement in effect on the effective date of this subsection that is binding on a vending machine operator requires the placement of the vending machine operator's vending machine in a location that is prohibited under section 134.66 (2) (cm) 1m. of the statutes, as affected by this act, the vending machine operator shall remove the vending machine on or before the date that the written agreement expires or would be extended or renewed, whichever occurs first.

SB313, s. 16 Section 16. Initial applicability.

SB313,7,5 (1) Purchase or possession of cigarette products by persons under 18 years of age. The treatment of sections 938.343 (11) and 938.983 (1) (b), (2) (intro.), (2m) and (4) of the statutes first applies to violations of section 938.983 (2) of the statues, as affected by this act, occurring on the effective date of this subsection.

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