California Penal Code

§ 308.1

PEN § 308.1 Effective Jan 1, 2011Title 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 7

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, no person shall sell, offer for sale, distribute, or import any tobacco product commonly referred to as “bidis” or “beedies,” unless that tobacco product is sold, offered for sale, or intended to be sold in a business establishment that prohibits the presence of persons under 18 years of age on its premises.

(b)For purposes of this section, “bidis” or “beedies” means any of the following:

(1)A product containing tobacco that is wrapped in temburni leaf (diospyros melanoxylon) or tendu leaf (diospyros exculpra).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 265, Sec. 5. (AB 2496) Effective January 1, 2011.