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Don't expect police to stop teens from lighting up in the street and demand to see identification.
Convenience store owners and other retailers bear the responsibility of following the law.
State inspectors already perform periodic spot checks to make sure tobacco sellers are "carding" people who looked younger than 19 Carton Of Newport 100S. That practice will continue.
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Sellers who break the law face a $250 fine Wholesale Cigarettes. The penalty double if there is a second violation, and climbs to $1,000 for the third and subsequent violations. Repeat offenders risk losing their license to sell tobacco products, according to the law Cigarettes Online.
Sen. Richard Codey D-Essex, sponsored the bill four years ago, but quickly ran into opposition from food retailers and other convenience store operators who complained the loss of ancillary sales like coffee and sandwiches Newport Cigarettes, as well as the growing demand for e-cigarettes, would have cut deep into their bottom lines Newport Cigarettes Carton Price.
The state's own budget would also take a hit by limiting the market for tobacco Cigarette Tobacco For Sale.
The nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services estimated the state would lose as much as $16.2 million in sales tax by restricting sales to people 21 and over. Related articles: Online Tobacco Stores
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