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An Act To Repeal the Ban on the Sale and Furnishing of Hard Snuff
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas,  Public Law 2007, chapter 467 banned the sale of hard snuff effective September 20, 2007; and
Whereas,  the Legislature did not have the benefit of important information on this product; and
Whereas,  the ban on hard snuff eliminates from the market a type of tobacco product that may be determined to be a less toxic tobacco product than smoking tobacco and other types of smokeless tobacco; and
Whereas,  in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1560-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 467, §2, is repealed.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
Effective March 6, 2008.