Illinois Chapter 720 ILCS 675 – Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act
Illinois Chapter 720 ILCS 675 is a chapter that is focused on the sale of tobacco to minors, and their use of it. This includes both traditional tobacco products and vaping devices.
What Chapter 675 Covers
- The sale or shipping of tobacco to minors
- Limitations on how minors can work in tobacco sales
- How money collected from fines from this chapter should be distributed
To learn more about this statute, use the link below for an explanation in plain English
Chapter 675 Statute Explained
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720 ILCS 675/1 (a-9) – Definitions
This section explains the meanings of certain words used in Illinois law about nicotine and tobacco products.
“Adult-only facility” means a place or area where people under 21 are not allowed, and the operator checks IDs to make sure everyone is old enough before letting them in.
“Alternative nicotine product” means something that gives a person nicotine but does not contain tobacco, like something you chew, inhale, or dissolve, but it does not include cigarettes, e-cigarettes, medical products, or FDA-approved stop-smoking items.
“Electronic cigarette” means any device, liquid, or cartridge that makes vapor for inhaling, often using a battery or heating system, and includes vape pens, e-cigars, and similar devices, but does not include medical or cannabis products approved for other uses.
“Lunch wagon” means a mobile food vehicle that moves around and sells food to people.
“Nicotine” means the chemical found in tobacco or made synthetically that can be in different forms but always contains nicotine.
“Tobacco product” means anything made from tobacco that people use by smoking, chewing, inhaling, or otherwise taking into their body, including cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco, but not nicotine-only or medical stop-smoking products.
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