{"data":{"id":"us-vt/7-v.s.a.-1013","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"7 V.S.A. § 1013","heading":"Deceptive tobacco products and tobacco substitutes prohibited","body":"(a) No person shall market, promote, label, brand, advertise, distribute, possess for sale, offer for sale, or sell a tobacco product or tobacco substitute by:\n(1) imitating a product that is not a tobacco product or tobacco substitute, including:\n(A) a food or brand of food commonly marketed to minors, including candy, desserts, cereal, and beverages;\n(B) school supplies commonly used by minors, including erasers, highlighters, pens, and pencils;\n(C) portable devices, including smartphones, smartwatches, video games or video game consoles, and inhalers; and\n(D) a product based on or depicting a character, personality, or symbol known to appeal to minors, including a celebrity; a character in a comic book, movie, television show, or video game; or a mythical creature;\n(2) concealing the nature of the tobacco product or tobacco substitute; or\n(3) using terms for, describing, or depicting a product described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.\n(b)(1) In addition to or in lieu of any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, upon a determination that a person has violated this section, the Attorney General may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00 for each violation. For purposes of this subsection, each instance of marketing, promoting, labeling, branding, advertising, distributing, possessing for sale, offering for sale, or selling a deceptive tobacco product or tobacco substitute shall constitute a separate violation.\n(2) In any action brought pursuant to this section, the State shall be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, of expert witness fees, and of the action, and reasonable attorney’s fees.\n(3) A person who violates this section commits an unfair and deceptive trade practice in commerce in violation of 9 V.S.A. § 2453.\n(4) In addition to the penalties and remedies described in subdivisions (1)–(3) of this subsection, the Attorney General has the same authority as provided under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1.","path":["Title 7: Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco","Chapter 040: Tobacco Products"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/07/040/01013","current_through":"2026 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T04:49:56Z","sha256":"9d621d69b386942701ed1b13d3ed3b5cf9f05db725977124fc2a17358e7dd57f","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/7-v.s.a.-1012","next":"us-vt/8-v.s.a.-1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}