Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.454 · Subchapter R. DELIVERY SALES OF CIGARETTES AND E-CIGARETTES
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The notice required by Section 161.453(a)(3) for a delivery sale of cigarettes must include a prominent and clearly legible statement that:
(1) cigarette sales to individuals who are below the age prescribed by Section 161.082 are illegal under state law;
(2) sales of cigarettes are restricted to those individuals who provide verifiable proof of age in accordance with Section 161.453; and
(3) cigarette sales are taxable under Chapter 154, Tax Code, and an explanation of how that tax has been or is to be paid with respect to the delivery sale.
(b) A delivery sale of an e-cigarette must include a prominent and clearly legible statement that:
(1) e-cigarette sales to individuals younger than the age prescribed by Section 161.082 are illegal under state law; and
(2) e-cigarette sales are restricted to individuals who provide verifiable proof of age in accordance with Section 161.453.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 730, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 33, eff. October 1, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.161.htm
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- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.082SALE OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE PROHIBITED; PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED.Printed as Section 161.082
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.453AGE VERIFICATION REQUIREMENT.Printed as Section 161.453 | Section 161.453(a)(3)
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