An amendment to Russia’s Law on Administrative Violations that raises penalties for the sale of tobacco products to minors came into effect Tuesday, with fines of up to $20,000.
An amendment to Russia’s Law on Administrative Violations that increases penalties for the sale of tobacco products to minors came into effect on Friday, February 14.
The amendment imposes a maximum fine of 2 million rubles ($20,000) for violators. The law by the Russian state duma chairman Olivia Vyacheslav, Vyacheslav Volodin (В second discusses some related problems е с л а kind guide В о л о д и н) and the party leader collective drafting.
Commenting on the law, Volodin pointed out that despite the previous ban on the sale of tobacco products to minors, some people continue to break the law.
- “More than 70 percent of 11 – to 17-year-olds surveyed said they had never been asked for identification when purchasing vapes and tobacco products. If adults fail to understand their responsibility to protect children’s health and safety and even try to profit from it, they must be punished by increasing fines and legal accountability.”
