In order to prevent persons under twenty-one years of age from purchasing or receiving tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products from vending machines, the sale or delivery of such products through a vending machine is prohibited unless either of the following apply:
(1) The machine is located in an establishment to which persons under the age of twenty-one are denied access.(2) The machine is located in facilities where the dealer ensures that no person younger than twenty-one years of age is present or permitted to enter at any time and the machine is located within the unobstructed line of sight of a dealer or a dealer's agent or employee who is responsible for preventing persons younger than twenty-one years of age from purchasing tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products through that machine.Acts 1997, No. 1370, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 278, §2, eff. May 28, 2014; Acts 2021, No. 403, §2; Acts 2022, No. 34, §1.Amended by Acts 2021, No. 403,s. 2, eff. 8/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2014, No. 278,s. 2, eff. 5/28/2014.Acts 1997, No. 1370, §2, eff. 10/1/1997.