{"data":{"id":"us-mt/16-11-305","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"16-11-305","heading":"Sale or distribution of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products to persons under 18 years of age prohibited.","body":"(1) A person may not sell or distribute a tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product to an individual under 18 years of age, whether over the counter, by vending machine, or otherwise.\n(2) If there is a reasonable doubt as to the individual's age, the seller shall require presentation of a physical or digital version of a driver's license or other generally accepted identification that includes a picture of the individual.\n(3) If the seller scans a physical or digital version of a person's government or tribal-issued identification, the seller shall handle data and metadata from the scan in accordance with 16-3-313.","path":["TITLE 16. ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA","CHAPTER 11. TAXATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS","Part 3. Youth Access to Tobacco Products Control Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0160/chapter_0110/part_0030/section_0050/0160-0110-0030-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:05Z","sha256":"99926191bb376f7c6b08f73d743284bcb91ced153a282409cc4eea7aee5cefcc","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/16-11-304","next":"us-mt/16-11-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}