Tobacco Documents Online

1,S 7779,, to require that every person who advertises the promotion of to- Ibacco products, in the interior of any train or omnibus,, shall' provide free: of charge, for each three such advertisements„ at least one reUat- in a designatedismoking car. . passengers for hire or .in:a rail'.road car carrying passengers,. except ...5 7780, to make.it u'nlawful, for a person to smoke,iin an omnibus carrying ,.ing to dangers inherent irn.the use of tobacco. products. .,~. vertisement relating to dangers inherent in the use of tobacco prod- for each three advertisements promoting,the sale or use of tobacco products in the interior of an omnibus„ space.for at least one ad'- .S 7783„ to requi're that an omnibus corporation provide free of charge ucts. tma STATE ILEGISl1ATIiuE bulletin 70-12

i < /~ JPW_'r.0Ai ~y~ 4>1 - TOBAOCO. MERCMAMS A6 EOCIA110H OF THC~ U. S. ~. ~ ` [ -r(~4... .. CpI ~ LL~L'k7~F\I rl7f~ l7 Ll111 N~r. ~YM~tY Y LlL~IC~iIC~i Yt~l~ l7 TL ~{ 1T'Frr ti1t.\ S-i:E0~70 12yif~~rch Z', 1970 THREE NEW' YORK CITY BILLS WOULD CONTOLL- C Fi' WE[) • TOBACCO SALE TO MINORS, REQUIRE HEALTH WARNING ONI CIGARETTE MACHINES, PROHIBIT THEM ON CITY PROPERTY' Three billis introduced in the City Council of New York CJty by Councilman Matthew J. Troy (D-Queens) would restrict sales of tobacco to minors or through vending machines. Specif- - ical ly:: ...Bil1 No. 92 would make it unlawful to sel'll or in~any way niake available to a minor a:ctuall',y or apparently under age 1'8 any cigarette or tobacco in any form. ' It would be,no defense that the minor acted as an agent., New York State now prohibits'saies of tobacco products to~mi'nors under 18 and'requires.sig.ns to.be postedl. to~tlha:t effect where they are sold: or near vending machines. Billl No. 100 would provide that no,vending, machine offeriing cigarettes for sale shal!l be Tocated upon the property of the city of New York, installa- tions pursuant to existing contracts woul!dlbe exempted. ...Bill No. 10il wouldirequire:the following warning attached to every ciga- rette vendling machine so as to be conspicuous to aiconsumer: WAR?lItNG': SMOKING MAY BE CP/- DANGEROUS TO:YOUR HEALTH SMOKING AND HEALTH INTRODUCED I'N NEW YORK: SEN. SPEND PACKAGE OF BILLS'ON Sen. Edward J. Speno(R) hasintroduced in NewYork S.tate a pac age of eight Eills relat- ing to smoking and heallth.. The Senator outiined these bPll's several' weeks ago. They have now been printed and numbered and we are awaiting copies. The billls aa-~: ...S 7784, to.p:rohi!bit.smok7ng in a t,rain used for mass transpo:.rtatl.ion except in designated smoking cars. .S 7785, to Yequi're that every raillroad corporation provide free of charge for eachi three advertisements promoting the use of tobacco products in the interior of a train, space for at Ileast one advertisement reiatingo tothe danger i'nherent in the. use of t.obacco products. S 7786, to: make it unlawful to selll tobacco products through vending machines located in publ ilc buI I'.dlings. S 7777', to provide that in an action for personal injury or wrongful death, existence of a warning label on a package of cigarettes shalll ~ not constitute a defense to action.. ~ ...S 7778', to subject to a fine of not more than $d00 a person g,.i•.rfing or ~ di=tributing free samndPt of rina a:res to a child rlnder aoe 18, as part of a' businesss or co^..me,c-aii en[e•prise deslgned to promote tire sale thereof. TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATiON OF TktE U.S. 290 MJkDPSQN'AIfENUIE„ NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017