Permit requirements for a retail tobacco specialty business

(1) A retail tobacco specialty business shall: (a) electronically verify proof of age for any individual that enters the premises of the business in accordance with Section 26B-7-521; (b) except as provided in Section 76-9-1108, prohibit any individual from entering the business if the individual is under 21 years old; and (c) prominently display at the retail tobacco specialty business a sign on the public entrance of the business that communicates: (i) the prohibition on the presence of an individual under 21 years old in a retail tobacco specialty business in Section 76-9-1108; and (ii) the prohibition on the sale of tobacco products and electronic cigarette products to an individual under 21 years old as described in Sections 76-9-1104, 76-9-1105, 76-9-1108, and 76-9-1116. (2) A retail tobacco specialty business may not: (a) employ an individual under 21 years old to sell a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product; or (b) permit an employee under 21 years old to sell a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product.