00                              HOUSE BILL NO. 2                                                                           
01 "An Act relating to the minimum age of persons allowed to sell cigarettes, cigars,                                      
02 tobacco, electronic smoking products, products containing nicotine, or products                                         
03 containing tobacco."                                                                                                    
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 11.76.100(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
06            (a)  A person commits the offense of selling or giving tobacco to a minor if the                             
07       person                                                                                                            
08                 (1)  negligently sells a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product                                      
09       containing tobacco to a person under 19 years of age;                                                             
10                 (2)  is 18 [19] years of age or older and negligently exchanges or gives                            
11       a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco to a person under 19                               
12       years of age;                                                                                                     
13                 (3)  maintains a vending machine that dispenses cigarettes, cigars,                                     
14       tobacco, or products containing tobacco; or                                                                       
01                 (4)  holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 and                                        
02       allows a person under 18 [19] years of age to sell a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a                        
03       product containing tobacco.                                                                                     
04    * Sec. 2. AS 11.76.105 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
05 (d)  Nothing in this section prohibits a person 18 years of age or older from                                           
06 making a lawful sale of a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, a product containing tobacco, an                                 
07 electronic smoking product, or a product containing nicotine on behalf of the person's                                  
08 employer if the employer has a business license endorsement issued under                                                
09       AS 43.70.075.                                                                                                     
10    * Sec. 3. AS 11.76.109(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
11 (a)  A person commits the offense of selling or giving an electronic smoking                                            
12       product or a product containing nicotine to a minor if the person                                                 
13 (1)  negligently sells an electronic smoking product or a product                                                       
14       containing nicotine to a person under 19 years of age;                                                            
15 (2)  is 18 [19] years of age or older and negligently exchanges or gives                                            
16 an electronic smoking product or a product containing nicotine to a person under 19                                     
17       years of age;                                                                                                     
18 (3)  maintains a vending machine that dispenses electronic smoking                                                      
19       products or products containing nicotine; or                                                                      
20 (4)  holds a business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075 and                                                        
21 allows a person under 18 [19] years of age to sell an electronic smoking product or a                               
22       product containing nicotine.