New York A01663 amends definitions and regulations for tobacco products, setting minimum pack sizes and tax rates.

New York A01663 amends the public health law and the tax law to redefine certain tobacco products and establish minimum pack sizes and tax rates. It sets a minimum of twenty cigarettes per pack and 65 hundredths of an ounce for loose tobacco. The bill also adjusts tax rates for various tobacco products, including cigarettes, moist snuff, and cigars, based on weight and quantity. It presumes all tobacco products are taxable unless proven otherwise.

New York A01663 amends definitions and regulations for tobacco products, setting minimum pack sizes and tax rates.

New York A01663 amends the public health law and the tax law to redefine certain tobacco products and establish minimum pack sizes and tax rates. It sets a minimum of twenty cigarettes per pack and 65 hundredths of an ounce for loose tobacco. The bill also adjusts tax rates for various tobacco products, including cigarettes, moist snuff, and cigars, based on weight and quantity. It presumes all tobacco products are taxable unless proven otherwise.