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An Act To Prohibit the Possession and Use of Electronic Smoking Devices on School Grounds
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1578-B, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 687, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1578-B, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 687, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
 
D.  "Tobacco use" means:
 
(1) Smoking as defined in section 1541, subsection 6; and
 
(2) Carrying or having in one's possession a tobacco product as defined in section 1551, subsection 3.
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1578-B, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 156, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
 
2.  Prohibition.     A person may not engage in tobacco use in the buildings or on the grounds of any elementary or secondary school, on a school bus or at any school-sponsored event at any time.
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §1578-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 687, is repealed.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 129th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.