Bill Text: MA H292 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibit the use of alcoholic beverage vaporizers
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 5/5 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H292 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H292-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John F. Quinn
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the prohibition of alcoholic beverage vaporizers.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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John F. Quinn |
9th Bristol |
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Michael J. Rodrigues |
8th Bristol |
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Steven J. D'Amico |
4th Bristol |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the prohibition of alcoholic beverage
vaporizers.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 official edition, is
hereby amended by inserting the following new section:-
138:25G Alcoholic beverage vaporizers prohibited
No holder of a license issued under this chapter shall sell, deliver, or give away, or permit to be sold, delivered, or given away any alcoholic beverage for dispensation by means of an alcoholic beverage vaporizer. No such licensee shall bring, keep, maintain or use an alcoholic beverage vaporizer on the licensed premises, or any area related to the licensed business over which the licensee exercises control or for which the licensee is responsible. No licensee shall suffer or permit any person to bring, keep, maintain or use an alcoholic beverage vaporizer on the licensed premises, or any area related to the licensed business over which the licensee exercises control or for which the licensee is responsible. For purposes of this section an alcoholic vaporizer shall mean any device which, by means of heat, a vibrating element or any method, is capable of producing a breathable mixture containing one or more alcoholic beverages to be dispensed for inhalation into the lungs via the nose and/or mouth.
SECTION 2. Chapter 270 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new section:-
270:18A Alcoholic beverage vaporizers
No person shall purchase, possess or use an alcoholic beverage vaporizer. For purposes of this section an alcoholic vaporizer shall mean any device which, by means of heat, a vibrating element or any method, is capable of producing a breathable mixture containing one or more alcoholic beverages to be dispensed for inhalation into the lungs via the nose and/or mouth.
Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
