New Hampshire § 126-K:4 Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products, E-cigarettes, or E-Liquid to Persons Who Have Not Attained 21 Years of Age Prohibited

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 126-K:4 — Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products, E-cigarettes, or E-Liquid to Persons Who Have Not Attained 21 Years of Age Prohibited

New Hampshire § 126-K:4

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:4 (2026).

Text

I.No person shall sell, give, or furnish or cause or allow or procure to be sold, given, or furnished tobacco products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products to a person who has not attained 21 years of age. The prohibition established by this paragraph shall not be deemed to prohibit persons who have not attained 21 years of age employed by any manufacturer, wholesaler, sub-jobber, vending machine operator, sampler, or retailer from performing the necessary handling of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, or e-liquid during the duration of their employment.

II.Violations of this section shall be civil infractions punishable by administrative action of the commission against the licensee pursuant to rules adopted by the commission under RSA 541-A.

III.In addition to the ci

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I. No person shall sell, give, or furnish or cause or allow or procure to be sold, given, or furnished tobacco products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products to a person who has not attained 21 years of age. The prohibition established by this paragraph shall not be deemed to prohibit persons who have not attained 21 years of age employed by any manufacturer, wholesaler, sub-jobber, vending machine operator, sampler, or retailer from performing the necessary handling of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, or e-liquid during the duration of their employment.
II. Violations of this section shall be civil infractions punishable by administrative action of the commission against the licensee pursuant to rules adopted by the commission under RSA 541-A.
III. In addition to the civil penalty described in paragraph II, a person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation for a first offense and a misdemeanor for each subsequent offense.

Legislative History

1997, 338:8. 2000, 303:1. 2001, 280:1. 2010, 113:5, eff. July 31, 2010. 2019, 259:4, eff. July 1, 2019; 346:100, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 37:110, eff. July 29, 2020. 2024, 141:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.