Sec. 161.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.001, Tax Code.
(1-a) (A) "E-cigarette" means:
(i) an electronic cigarette or any other device that simulates smoking by using a mechanical heating element, battery, or electronic circuit to deliver nicotine or other substances to the individual inhaling from the device; or
(ii) a consumable liquid solution or other material aerosolized or vaporized during the use of an electronic cigarette or other device described by this subdivision.
(B) The term "e-cigarette" does not include a prescription medical device unrelated to the cessation of smoking.
(C) The term "e-cigarette" includes:
(i) a device described by this subdivision regardless of whether the device is manufactured, distributed, or sold as an e-cigarette, e-cigar, or e-pipe or under another product name or description; and
(ii) a component, part, or accessory for the device, regardless of whether the component, part, or accessory is sold separately from the device.
(1-b) "Minor" means a person under 21 years of age.
(2) "Permit holder" has the meaning assigned by Section 147.0001 of this code or Section 154.001 or 155.001, Tax Code, as applicable.
(3) "Retail sale" means a transfer of possession from a retailer to a consumer in connection with a purchase, sale, or exchange for value of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products.
(4) "Retailer" means a person who engages in the practice of selling cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products to consumers and includes the owner of a coin-operated cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product vending machine. The term includes a retailer as defined by Section 154.001 or 155.001, Tax Code, and an e-cigarette retailer as defined by Section 147.0001 of this code, as applicable.
(5) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001, Tax Code.
(6) "Wholesaler" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.001 or 155.001, Tax Code, as applicable.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 2, eff. October 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 21), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions
Subchapter H. Distribution of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, or Tobacco Products
Section 161.0815. Nonapplicability
Section 161.0825. Use of Certain Electronically Readable Information
Section 161.084. Warning Notice
Section 161.085. Notification of Employees and Agents
Section 161.086. Vendor Assisted Sales Required; Vending Machines
Section 161.087. Distribution of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, or Tobacco Products
Section 161.0875. Sale of E-Cigarette Nicotine Containers
Section 161.088. Enforcement; Unannounced Inspections
Section 161.089. Preemption of Local Law
Section 161.090. Reports of Violation
Section 161.0901. Disciplinary Action Against Cigarette, E-Cigarette, and Tobacco Product Retailers