CHAPTER 120
H. B. No. 799
(Representative Bye)
PROPRIETOR OF PLACE OF BUSINESS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEGALITY OF SALE OF TOBACCO FROM VENDING MACHINES; PENALTY
AN ACT
Placing the responsibility for the legality of the sale of tobacco from vending machines upon the proprietor of the place of business; providing a penalty; provisions governing operation.
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:
§ 1. The responsibility for the legality of the sale from vending machines of cigarettes or other tobacco products to persons prohibited from purchasing such products in section 12-4301 shall be upon the proprietor or operator of the place of business wherein such vending machine is located. Any proprietor or operator of a place of business wherein a cigarette or tobacco vending machine is located who allows sales of cigarettes or tobacco through such machine to persons prohibited from purchasing cigarettes or tobacco in section 12-4301 shall be punished in the manner provided in section 12-4309.
§ 2.) All cigarette or tobacco vending machines shall have a sign posted thereon giving notice that persons under the age limits provided in section 12-4301 shall be prohibited from purchasing cigarettes or tobacco from such machines.
Approved March 5, 1953.
