{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.087","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.087","heading":"DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS.","body":"(a) A person may not distribute:\n(1) a free sample of a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product; or\n(2) a coupon or other item that the recipient may use to receive a free cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product or a sample cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product.\n(a-1) A person may not distribute to persons younger than 21 years of age a coupon or other item that the recipient may use to receive a discounted cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product.\n(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person, including a permit holder, may not accept or redeem, offer to accept or redeem, or hire a person to accept or redeem:\n(1) a coupon or other item that the recipient may use to receive a free cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product or a sample cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product; or\n(2) a coupon or other item that the recipient may use to receive a discounted cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product if the recipient is younger than 21 years of age.\n(b-1) A coupon or other item that a recipient described by Subsection (b) may use to receive a discounted cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product may not be redeemable through mail or courier delivery.\n(c) Subsections (a)(2), (a-1), (b), and (b-1) do not apply to a transaction between permit holders unless the transaction is a retail sale.\n(d) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 11, eff. October 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 12, eff. October 1, 2015.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 21), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER H. DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.161.htm#161.087","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"98129a85a108032ddd7d5a3c596190a9a779da1418dd34ef981bafa0dd93713a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.086","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.0875"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}