Official:Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," to prohibit the sale of tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and unapproved nicotine delivery products at establishments where health care services are provided, including where pharmaceutical drugs are sold; amending definitions and enforcement provisions related to retail permits for the sale of cigarettes and tobacco; and providing for penalties for certain sales of cigarettes, tobacco and electronic smoking devices and unapproved nicotine delivery products; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Tasco
Introduced: October 8, 2015
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill would prohibit the sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices at healthcare facilities in Philadelphia, including pharmacies.
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This bill does the following: * Prohibits the sale of tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and unapproved nicotine delivery products at establishments where health care services are provided, including pharmacies. * Prohibits the sale of these products at healthcare facilities, which includes pharmacies. * Amends definitions and enforcement provisions related to retail permits for the sale of cigarettes and tobacco. * Imposes penalties for selling these products at healthcare facilities.
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