Prohibitions applicable to license holders and their employees and agents. [Effective April 1, 2026.]

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.8., under Chapter 11-9 Children.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-13.8.

A person holding a license issued under chapter 20 of title 44 and/or chapter 28.12 of title 21, or an employee or agent of that person, is prohibited from selling, distributing, or delivering a tobacco product, including an electronic nicotine-delivery system product and/or kratom or kratom product:

(1) To any individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or

(2) In any form other than an original, factory-wrapped package as sealed and certified by the manufacturer; or

(3) As a single-cigarette sale (§ 44-20-31) or as a sale of cigarettes by the individual piece known as “loosies.”