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TCA 39-17-1507

Vending machine sales

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It is illegal to sell tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, or smokeless nicotine products through a vending machine unless the machine is in one of these locations: (1) areas not open to the public like factories or offices, (2) places where people under 21 are not allowed, (3) bars or similar businesses (if continuously supervised and locked when closed), or (4) other supervised locations (if under constant employee supervision or operated only by tokens bought from the owner/employee, and locked when the building is closed). A seller must ask for age proof if the buyer appears to be under 30.

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(a) It is unlawful for any person to sell tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, or smokeless nicotine products through a vending machine unless the vending machine is located in any of the following locations: (1) In areas of factories, businesses, offices, or other places that are not open to the public; (2) In places that are open to the public but to which persons under twenty-one (21) years of age are denied access; (3) In places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises, but only if the vending machine is under the continuous supervision of the owner or lessee of the premises or an employee of the owner or lessee of the premises, and is inaccessible to the public when the establishment is closed; and (4) In other places, but only if the machine is under the continuous supervision of the owner or lessee of the premises or an employee of the owner or lessee of the premises, or the machine can be operated only by the use of a token purchased from the owner or lessee of the premises or an employee of the owner or lessee of the premises prior to each purchase, and is inaccessible to the public when the establishment is closed. (b) In any place where supervision of a vending machine, or operation by token is required by this section, the person responsible for that supervision or the sale of the token shall demand proof of age from a prospective purchaser if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective purchaser may be under thirty (30) years of age.
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TCA Section39-17-1507