GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

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HOUSE BILL 138

Short Title:  No Sales of Loose Cigarettes.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Braswell, Arnold, Gamble, Luebke, Ramsey, Tallent; and H. Hunter.

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Referred to:  Business and Labor.

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February 8, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF LOOSE, UNPACKED CIGARETTES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 105-113.17 reads as rewritten:
"§ 105-113.17.  Identification of dispensers; sale of loose cigarettes prohibited.
(a)	Dispensers. – Each vending machine that dispenses cigarettes must be marked to identify its owner in the manner required by the Secretary. 
(b)	Prohibition. – It is unlawful to sell loose, unpacked cigarettes."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1995, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.