L.L. 1990/027

Enactment date: 6/18/1990

Int. No. 401-A

By Council Members Albanese, Gerges and Lisa; also Council Members DiBrienza, Eldridge, Eisland, Fields, Friedlander, Harrison, Maloney, Michels, Ward, Alter, Crispino, DeMarco, Greitzer, Horwitz, Leffler, Povman and Spigner

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to prohibiting the distribution of tobacco products at less than basic cost in public places and at public events

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section one. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The council finds that the use of tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars and smoking tobacco is harmful to the health and comfort of both users and non-users of the product. The council further finds that the distribution of tobacco products for commercial purposes in public places to members of the general public without charge or for a nominal price encourages and facilitates the use of such products. The council also finds that the distribution of free or nominally priced tobacco products to minors encourages their use by minors and such use is detrimental to the public health and in contravention of the public policy of this city and state. The council further finds enforcement of an age-related restriction on the commercial distribution of free or nominally priced tobacco samples to be impractical and ineffective. Therefore, it is the intent of this council to control the distribution of these products by prohibiting all commercial distribution of free or nominally priced tobacco products, except as allowed in this local law.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law shall take effect thirty days after its enactment.