For the purpose of this Article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following interpretation and/or meanings indicated
below:
DISTRIBUTE or DISTRIBUTION
To furnish, give, provide, or to attempt to do so, whether
gratuitously or for any type of compensation.
DISTRIBUTOR
A person who distributes a tobacco product.
ELECTRONIC TOBACCO PRODUCT
Any device that can be used to deliver aerosolized or vaporized
nicotine to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not
limited to, an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen or e-hookah.
Electronic smoking device includes any component, part, or accessory
of such a device, whether or not sold separately, and includes any
substance intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during the use of
the device. Electronic smoking device does not include drugs, devices,
or combination products authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, joint venture, society,
club, trustee, trust, association, organization, or corporation, or
any officer, agent, employee, factor, or any other personal representative
thereof, in any capacity.
PROOF OF AGE
A driver's license or other generally accepted means of identification
that contains a picture of the individual and appears on its face
to be valid.
RECIPIENT
Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain a tobacco product.
SAMPLING
The distribution to members of the general public of tobacco
products or electronic tobacco products as a sample.
TOBACCO PRODUCT
Any product that is made from or derived from tobacco, and
is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether
smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled or ingested by
any other means, including, but not limited to, a cigarette, a cigar,
pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, or an electronic smoking
and/or vaping device. The term includes any component or accessory
used in the consumption of tobacco products, such as filters, rolling
papers, pipes, or liquids used in electronic smoking and/or vaping
devices. Tobacco product does not include drugs, devices, or combination
products authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Act. This is to include a tobacco product distributed to members of
the general public at no cost or at nominal cost for product promotional
purposes.