New Hampshire § 126-K:1 Purpose

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 126-K:1 — Purpose

New Hampshire § 126-K:1

Title XPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 126-KYOUTH ACCESS TO AND USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 126-K:1 (2026).

Text

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the citizens of New Hampshire from the possibility of addiction, disability, and death resulting from the use of tobacco products, e-liquid, and alternative nicotine products, by ensuring that tobacco products, e-liquid, and alternative nicotine products will not be supplied to persons under the age of 21. This chapter shall not apply to alternative treatment centers registered under RSA 126-X:7 or to individuals who have been issued a registry identification card under RSA 126-X:4 only with respect to the therapeutic use of cannabis; this chapter shall still apply to alternative treatment centers and these individuals with respect to tobacco products.

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The purpose of this chapter is to protect the citizens of New Hampshire from the possibility of addiction, disability, and death resulting from the use of tobacco products, e-liquid, and alternative nicotine products, by ensuring that tobacco products, e-liquid, and alternative nicotine products will not be supplied to persons under the age of 21. This chapter shall not apply to alternative treatment centers registered under RSA 126-X:7 or to individuals who have been issued a registry identification card under RSA 126-X:4 only with respect to the therapeutic use of cannabis; this chapter shall still apply to alternative treatment centers and these individuals with respect to tobacco products.

Legislative History

1997, 338:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2019, 346:97, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 37:105, eff. July 29, 2020. 2021, 122:12, eff. Sept. 7, 2021. 2024, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.