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| RI Tobacco Control Program |
3 Capitol Hill, Room 408
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Phone: 401-222-3293
Fax: 401-222-4415
Contact: Seema Dixit |
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Tobacco Control Program
Taxes
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE44/44-20/INDEX.HTM
Smoking In Public Places
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE23/23-20.10/INDEX.HTM
Workplace Smoking Pollution Control Act
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE23/23-20-7/INDEX.HTM
Schools
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE23/23-20-9/INDEX.HTM
Youth
§ 11-9-13 Purchase, sale or delivery of tobacco products to persons under eighteen – Posting notice of law.
§ 11-9-13.1 Cigarette and tobacco vending machines.
§ 11-9-13.5 Responsibility for tobacco or health issues.
§ 11-9-13.7 Signs concerning sales to individuals under age eighteen (18).
§ 11-9-13.8 Prohibitions applicable to license holders and their employees and agents.
§ 11-9-13.10 Prohibition on the distribution of free tobacco products.
§ 11-9-13.15 Penalty for operating without a dealer license.
§ 11-9-14 Use of tobacco by minors.
The Master Settlement Agreement
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE23/23-71/INDEX.HTM
Other Laws
Tobacco Cessation Programs
To Report Violations:
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News |
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New Tobacco Control Law
On June 22, 2009 the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was signed into law giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) some regulatory power over tobacco products. Some aspects of the law took effect immediately while others will be phased in over the next 42 months (see timetable)
Please check the site periodically for more on how the law will affect Rhode Islanders. (More from FDA) Pending Regulations -
Fire Safe Cigarettes
The Fire Safe Cigarettes regulations implementation has been indefinitely postponed. Do not submit certifications at this time. Change in status will be posted on this site. Please check periodically. For more information contact: Seema Dixit, Tobacco Control Program Manager.
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