[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2749 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2749

To require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter 
                            in retail sales.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2005

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter 
                            in retail sales.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RETAIL SALES OF CIGARETTE PRODUCTS.

    (a) Product Placement.--It shall be unlawful for any person engaged 
in the retail sales of cigarette products to place cigarette products 
in the general merchandise areas of a retail sales facility and within 
reach of customers. All cigarette products sold at retail must be 
placed under or behind a counter where they may be accessible only to a 
salesperson.
    (b) Enforcement.--
            (1) Unfair and deceptive act or practice.--A violation of 
        this Act shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an 
        unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 
        18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
        57a(a)(1)(B)).
            (2) Enforcement authority.--The Federal Trade Commission 
        shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same means, 
        and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though 
        all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
        Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into 
        and made a part of this Act.
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