April 19, 2017 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Garden City, Kan. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco

Garden City, Kan. has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco form 18 to 21.

The Garden City Commission approved the increase 4-1, which goes into law this summer, yesterday. Effective July 1, you will need to be 21 years of age to purchase any tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.

Anyone under the age of 21 caught with tobacco will be subject to a $25 fine. If you are caught selling or giving tobacco to anyone under the age of 21 you can be charged with a Class B misdemeanor and fined $200.

Garden City is located in the southwest part of the state, about 65 miles east of Colorado and 65 miles north of Oklahoma. It has a population over 25,000 and is located in Finney County.

Finney County Garden City Kansas tobacco purchasing age
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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