Virginia HB 93: Flavored tobacco products; sale or distribution prohibited, civil penalty.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 93 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled December 11, 2019 

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 58.1 a section 
 numbered 58.1-1017.5, relating to prohibition of the sale 
 or distribution of flavored tobacco products; civil 
 penalty. 
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Patrons-- Kory and Samirah 

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Referred to Committee on Finance 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 58.1 a section 
 numbered 58.1-1017.5 as follows:

� 58.1-1017.5. Sale or 
 distribution of flavored tobacco products 
 prohibited; civil penalty.

A. As used in this 
 section:

"Characterizing 
 flavor" means a distinguishable taste or aroma, other than the taste or 
 aroma of tobacco, imparted either prior to or during consumption of a flavored 
 tobacco product or component part thereof, 
 including tastes or aromas relating to any fruit, chocolate, menthol, mint, 
 wintergreen, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic 
 beverage, herb, or spice; however, a tobacco 
 product may not be considered to have characterizing flavor 
 solely because of the provision of ingredient information or 
 the use of additives or flavorings that do not contribute to the 
 distinguishable taste or aroma of the product.

"Constituent" 
 means any ingredient, substance, chemical, or compound, other than tobacco, 
 water, or reconstituted tobacco sheet, that is added by the manufacturer to a product 
 during the processing, manufacture, or packaging of 
 the tobacco product. "Constituent" 
 includes any chemical or chemical compound in mainstream or sidestream tobacco 
 smoke that either transfers from the 
 tobacco, filter, or paper to the smoke 
 produced by a product, 
 or forms by the combustion or heating of tobacco, additives, or other components 
 of a product.

"Flavored 
 tobacco product" means a cigarette 
 or an alternative nicotine 
 product, a 
 heated tobacco product, liquid 
 nicotine, loose leaf tobacco, moist snuff, nicotine vapor 
 product, or a tobacco product, as 
 such terms are defined in � 
 58.1-1021.01, that contains a constituent that imparts a characterizing flavor.

B. No 
 person shall sell or distribute or offer to sell or distribute in the 
 Commonwealth any flavored tobacco product. Any person who 
 violates the provisions of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of 
 $1,000 for a first offense and 
 $5,000 for a second or subsequent such offense. The civil penalties shall be 
 assessed and collected by the Department as other taxes are collected.