2024 Idaho Code; Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY; Chapter 57 - PREVENTION OF MINORS’ ACCESS TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES;  Section 39-5706 - VENDOR-ASSISTED SALES; Universal Citation: ID Code § 39-5706 (2024)

39-5706. VENDOR-ASSISTED SALES.
(1) It shall be unlawful to sell or distribute tobacco products or electronic smoking devices by any means other than vendor-assisted sales where the customer has no access to the product except through the assistance of the seller.

(2) On and after January 1, 2020, it shall be unlawful to sell or distribute tobacco products or electronic smoking devices from vending machines or self-service displays.

(3) Stores with tobacco products or electronic smoking devices comprising at least seventy-five percent (75%) of total merchandise are exempt from requiring vendor-assisted sales, if minors are not allowed in the store and such prohibition is posted clearly on all entrance doors.

2024 Idaho Code Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY Chapter 57 - PREVENTION OF MINORS’ ACCESS TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES Section 39-5702 - DEFINITIONS. Universal Citation: ID Code § 39-5702 (2024) 

(13)(a) "Tobacco product or electronic smoking device" means:

(i) Any substance containing, made of, or derived from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether inhaled, absorbed, or ingested by any other means, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, snuff, smoking or chewing tobacco, snus, tobacco papers, or smokeless tobacco;

(ii) Any electronic smoking device that may be used to deliver an aerosolized or a vaporized substance to the person inhaling from the device, including but not limited to an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar, an electronic pipe, a vape pen, or an electronic hookah, or any component, part, or accessory of such a device, or any substance intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during use of the device, whether or not the substance contains nicotine, or any heated or lighted device intended to be used for inhalation; or

(iii) Any components, parts, or accessories of a tobacco product or an electronic smoking device, whether or not they contain tobacco or nicotine, including but not limited to filters, rolling papers, blunt or hemp wraps, and pipes, whether manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic hookah, or vape pen, or under any other product name or descriptor.

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