438.311 Unlawful acts by persons under age 21 relating to purchase or receipt of
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Confiscation.
(1)Except for the provisions of KRS 438.330, it shall be unlawful for a person who has
not attained the age of twenty-one
(21)years to purchase or accept receipt of or to
attempt to purchase or accept receipt of a tobacco product, alternative nicotine
product, or vapor product, or to present or offer to any person any purported proof
of age which is false, fraudulent, or not actually his or her own, for the purpose of
purchasing or receiving any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor
product. It shall not be unlawful for such a person to accept receipt of a tobacco
product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product from an employer when
required in the performance of the person's duties.
(2)All peace officers with general law enforcement authority and investigators of the
department may confiscate the tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or
vapor product of a person under the age of twenty-one
(21)who has violated this
section. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no other penalty shall
apply to a person under the age of twenty-one
(21)for a violation of this section.