Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

H.R. 2749

BillFederalHouseIn Committee
To require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter in retail sales.
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · June 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Congress
109th (2005–2007)
Introduced
June 7, 2005
Cosponsors (0)
None
View PDF ↗

Summary

Highlight any text to annotate
Prohibits any person engaged in the retail sales of cigarette products to place cigarette products in the general merchandise areas of a retail sales facility and within reach of customers. Requires all cigarette products sold at retail to be placed under or behind a counter where they may be accessible only to a salesperson. Treats a violation of such prohibition as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act and gives the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement authority.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.