Sec. 12-285a. Definitions for purposes of sections 12-286a, 12-295a, 12-314a and 53-344(a).
Sec. 12-285a. Definitions for purposes of sections 12-286a, 12-295a, 12-314a
and 53-344(a). For purposes of sections 12-286a, 12-295a, 12-314a and subsection (a)
of section 53-344: (1) "Distributor" includes a manufacturer of tobacco products; (2)
"sale" or "sell" means an act done intentionally by any person, whether done as principal,
proprietor, agent, servant or employee, of transferring, or offering or attempting to transfer, for consideration, cigarettes or tobacco products, including bartering or exchanging,
or offering to barter or exchange, cigarettes or tobacco products; (3) "give" or "giving"
means an act done intentionally by any person, whether done as principal, proprietor,
agent, servant or employee, of transferring, or offering or attempting to transfer, without
consideration, cigarettes or tobacco products; (4) "deliver" or "delivering" means an
act done intentionally by any person, whether as principal, proprietor, agent, servant or
employee, of transferring, or offering or attempting to transfer, physical possession or
control of cigarettes or tobacco products.
(P.A. 96-240, S. 9, 10; P.A. 97-243, S. 11, 67; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 3, 121.)
History: P.A. 96-240 effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-243 added definitions of "sale" or "sell", "give" or "giving" and
"deliver" or "delivering", effective July 1, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 deleted reference to Sec. 12-315a, effective June
24, 1998.