TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 12. Offenses Against Public Health and Morals, 16-12-1 through 16-12-191.

ARTICLE 7 SALE OR DISTRIBUTION TO, OR POSSESSION BY, MINORS OF CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO RELATED OBJECTS

16-12-172. Posting signs in place of business.

1. Any person owning or operating a place of business in which cigarettes, tobacco products, or tobacco related objects are sold or offered for sale shall post in a conspicuous place a sign which shall contain the following statement:

   "SALE OF CIGARETTES, TOBACCO, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, TOBACCO RELATED OBJECTS, ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS, OR VAPOR PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW."

   Such sign shall be printed in letters of at least one-half inch in height.

2. Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Code 1981, §16-12-172, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 945, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 343, § 3; Ga. L. 2014, p. 130, § 3/HB 251.)