Title X, Public Health

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the …

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the power of any county, city, town, village, or other subdivision of the state to adopt local laws, ordinances, and regulations that are more stringent than this chapter and RSA 78.

There is hereby established in the department of health and human services the tobacco use prevention and cessation program, which shall be administered with funds appropriated to the department for such purpose, and which shall include but not be limited to: I. Tobacco use preve…

In this subdivision: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. II. "Department" means the department of health and human services. III. [Repealed.]

Grants shall be available in accordance with the following procedures: I. Requests for funding consideration in any given year shall be forwarded to the commissioner by January 1 to be reviewed for a grant beginning in the following fiscal year. II. The commissioner shall review …

The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary for the administration of this subdivision.

In this chapter: I. "Alternative nicotine product" means any noncombustible product containing nicotine (whether natural or synthetic) that is intended for human consumption, whether chewed, absorbed, dissolved, ingested, inhaled, or consumed by any other means. "Alternative nico…

I. For the purposes of this chapter, any person responsible for monitoring sales from a tobacco vending machine or any person making the sale of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, or e-liquid which vending machine or other sale is to be made to any person who does not appear to be a…

I. No person shall sell, give, or furnish or cause or allow or procure to be sold, given, or furnished tobacco products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products to a person who has not attained 21 years of age. The prohibition established by this paragraph shall …

I. No person shall sell, give, or furnish rolling papers to a minor. Violations of this paragraph shall be civil infractions punishable by administrative action of the commission against the licensee pursuant to rules adopted by the commission under 541-A. II. No person under 21 …

I. No person may distribute or offer to distribute samples of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products in a public place or to a person who has not attained 21 years of age. This prohibition shall not apply to sampling: (a) In an area to which mi…

I. No person under 21 years of age shall purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, or use any tobacco product, e-cigarette, device, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products. II. The prohibition on possession of tobacco products, devices, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nic…

I. No person shall use any tobacco product, device, e-cigarette, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products in any public educational facility or on the grounds of any public educational facility. II. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and, notwit…

I. (a) No person shall sell, give, or furnish tobacco products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid, or alternative nicotine products to a person who has not attained 21 years of age who has a note from an adult requesting such sale, gift, or delivery. Tobacco products, e-cigarettes, e-liquid…

The commission shall have the primary responsibility for enforcing this chapter. Local, county, and state law enforcement officers shall also have jurisdiction to enforce this chapter. Such authority may be delegated to agents working under their authority.