(A) Sale or gift of tobacco to persons under 18. No person, firm, corporation or business entity may sell, give or furnish, or cause to be sold, given or furnished, to any person under the age of 18 years:
(1) Any pipe, cigarette paper or any other paper prepared, manufactured or made for the purpose of smoking any tobacco or tobacco product; or
(2) Any cigar, cigarette, snuff, chewing tobacco or tobacco product, in any form.
(B) Use or possession of tobacco by persons under the age of 18 years. No person under the age of 18 years shall have on or about his or her person or premises or use any cigarette, or cigarette paper or any other paper prepared, manufactured or made for the purpose of smoking any tobacco products, in any form; or, any pipe, snuff, chewing tobacco or tobacco product; provided that, minors participating in the inspection of locations where tobacco products are sold or distributed pursuant to W.Va. Code § 16-9A-7 shall not be deemed to violate the provisions of this division (B).
(Prior Code, § 525.05) Penalty, see § 131.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see W.Va. Code § 16-9A-3