Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-289a
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Sec. 12-289a. Vending machines: Placement restrictions. Penalties.
Official statutory text
(b) The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall assess any person, dealer or distributor who violates the provisions of this section a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for a first violation and five hundred dollars for a second violation within eighteen months. For a third violation within eighteen months, such penalty shall be five hundred dollars and any such machine shall be immediately removed from such area, facility or business and no such machine may be placed in such area, facility or business for a period of one year following such removal.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting a town or municipality from imposing more restrictive conditions on the use of vending machines for the sale of cigarettes. A municipality shall be responsible for the enforcement of such conditions.
Town ordinance prohibiting all cigarette vending machines within town borders is valid and is not preempted by statute since it addresses matter of concurrent state and local concern, does not conflict with statute and is rationally related to protection of community's public health, safety and general welfare. 256 C. 105.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting a town or municipality from imposing more restrictive conditions on the use of vending machines for the sale of cigarettes. A municipality shall be responsible for the enforcement of such conditions.
Town ordinance prohibiting all cigarette vending machines within town borders is valid and is not preempted by statute since it addresses matter of concurrent state and local concern, does not conflict with statute and is rationally related to protection of community's public health, safety and general welfare. 256 C. 105.
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