City of Philadelphia - File #: 110374

• File #: 110374
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/12/2011
• In control: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
• Final action: 6/9/2011
• Title: Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," to require tobacco retailers to obtain permits for the retail sale of tobacco products and certain other products containing nicotine, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco
• Indexes: TOBACCO AND TOBACCO-RELATED PRODUCTS TAX
• Code sections: 9-600 - Service Businesses

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/22/2011	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/9/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
6/2/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/2/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/2/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/1/2011	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/1/2011	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	HEARING HELD
6/1/2011	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/12/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," to require tobacco retailers to obtain permits for the retail sale of tobacco products and certain other products containing nicotine, under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 9-600. SERVICE AND OTHER BUSINESSES.

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§ 9-631. Tobacco Retailer Permit.

(1) Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"Electronic Smoking Device." An electronic device, the use of which simulates tobacco smoking, that is intended to deliver nicotine to the person inhaling from the device; the term includes any solution, compound, or other substance containing nicotine and manufactured for use with such a device. The term shall not include a tobacco product as defined in this Section.

"Tobacco Product." Any substance containing tobacco leaf, including without limitation cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, hookah tobacco, snuff, snus, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, bidis, or any other preparation of tobacco.

"Tobacco Retailer." A person who, in the usual course of business, purchases or receives tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, or unapproved nicotine delivery products for the purpose of sale to a consumer.

"Tobacco Retailing." The sale of tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, or unapproved nicotine delivery products to a consumer.

"Unapproved Nicotine Delivery Product." A product, other than an electronic smoking device or a tobacco product, containing or delivering nicotine intended or expected for human consumption, or any part of such a product, that has not been approved or otherwise certified for sale by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a tobacco use cessation product, or for other medica...