Other Indiana Tobacco Related Policies

TOBACCO SALES

• Tobacco Sale Regulation 
  • Tobacco sale regulation authorized by the General Assembly. 
     
• Tobacco Sales Certificate 
  • Certificate required for the distribution of tobacco products.
     
• Tobacco Tax 
  • Indiana's cigarette tax is $1.00 per pack. 
• Youth Tobacco Sales and Enforcement 
  • Titles covering youth tobacco sales and enforcement, youth tobacco law enforcement authority and miscellaneous offenses against the family.
     
• Warning Labels for Pregnant Women
  • IC 35-46-1-11: A notice that reads as follows, "Smoking by pregnant women may result in fetal injury, premature birth, and low birth weight," must be placed at retail locations where tobacco can be purchased.

TOBACCO USE

• School Bus 
  • IC 16-41-37-2.3 
    Clean Indoor Air Law for vehicles that are used for the purpose of transporting school children and can accommodate at least 10 passengers.
• Off Duty Use of Tobacco by Employee
  • Summary of what an employee may do regarding tobacco use as a condition of employment
• Trafficking tobacco products with an inmate 
  • Imposes a mandatory five thousand dollar ($5,000) fine for trafficking with an inmate by an employee of the department of correction or a penal facility and the trafficked item is a tobacco product. 
     
• Fire Safe Cigarettes
  • ICC 22-14-7: Reduces the ignition propensity standards for cigarettes.
     
• Indiana Supreme Court Decision-Fort Wayne 
  • August 16, 2002 regarding Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

TOBACCO CESSATION RESOURCES AND FUNDING

• ITPC Trust Fund 
  • Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation trust fund. 
     
• Medicaid Program 
  • Provider Bulletin regarding smoking cessation benefits.