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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person may not:
(a) Sell, offer for sale or possess for sale in this state smokeless tobacco products of a tobacco product manufacturer that is not included in the directory developed under ORS 180.477;
(b) Sell, offer for sale or possess for sale in this state smokeless tobacco products of a tobacco product manufacturer that the person acquired at a time when the tobacco product manufacturer was not included in the directory developed under ORS 180.477;
(c) Possess in this state for sale in another jurisdiction smokeless tobacco products of a tobacco product manufacturer that the person acquired at a time when the tobacco product manufacturer was not included in the directory developed under ORS 180.477 and was not in compliance with the Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement qualifying statute in the other jurisdiction or with statutes that supplement the qualifying statute in that jurisdiction; or
(d) Distribute, in this state, free samples of smokeless tobacco products:
(A) To persons under 21 years of age; or
(B) In any area, unless access by persons under 21 years of age to that area is prohibited.
(2) A person who sells, offers for sale, distributes, acquires, holds, owns, possesses, transports, imports or causes to be imported smokeless tobacco products that the person knows or should know are intended for sale or distribution in violation of subsection (1) of this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Executive Branch; Organization § 180.486 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-18-executive-branch-organization/or-rev-st-sect-180-486/
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