A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make it an infraction for a person who is less than eighteen years old to smoke or otherwise consume a tobacco product.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑313 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e1)	Smoking or otherwise consuming tobacco products by persons less than 18 years old. – It is unlawful for any person who is less than 18 years old to smoke or otherwise consume a tobacco product. Any person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.