ASSEMBLY, No. 1257

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblyman RUSSO

An Act prohibiting the advertising of tobacco products on properties of public entities.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. For purposes of this act:

    "Public entity" includes the State, and any county, municipality, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public body in the State. "Public entity" shall also include the New Jersey Transit Corporation established under section 4 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-4).

    "State" means the State and any office, department, division, bureau, board, commission or agency of the State.

    "Tobacco product" means cigarettes, cigars, pipes, tobacco, and items containing tobacco.

    2. a. No public entity shall sell, rent or lease advertising space, or cause or otherwise permit the display of advertising material, on any property which is owned, leased or managed by the public entity, if the advertisement advocates or promotes a tobacco product, the use thereof, the chewing, burning or smoking of a tobacco product, or the brand name of a tobacco product. In addition to its applicability to billboards and other signs, this subsection shall apply to all types of advertising materials, including, but not limited to: the display of such advertising materials at concession stands and restaurants on real property owned, leased or managed by the public entity, and on handbills, circulars, leaflets, programs and other similar printed items authorized or permitted by the public entity to be distributed to the public on property owned, leased or managed by the public entity. For purposes of this section, the packaging of a tobacco product shall not be considered advertising material.

    b. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any contract or agreement for the type of advertising prohibited by this section entered into or renewed before the effective date of this act. No contract or agreement for the type of advertising prohibited by this section entered into or renewed before the effective date of this act shall be extended or amended to lengthen the duration of the contract or agreement.

    3. This act shall take effect on the 60th day following enactment.

STATEMENT

    This bill prohibits public entities from selling, renting or leasing advertising space, or causing or otherwise permitting the display of advertising material on property owned, leased or managed by the entity, if the advertisement advocates or promotes a tobacco product, the use thereof, the chewing, burning or smoking of a tobacco product, or the brand name of a tobacco product.

    The bill does not apply to existing contracts or agreements for such advertising space entered into or renewed prior to the effective date of this bill.

    The provisions of the bill apply to the State and every county, municipality, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public body in the State. The bill applies to the various authorities created by the State and is also specifically applied to the New Jersey Transit Corporation.

Prohibits the advertising of tobacco and related products on public properties.