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142A.1 TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PARTNERSHIP
-- PURPOSE AND INTENT.
1. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a comprehensive
partnership among the general assembly, the executive branch,
communities, and the people of Iowa in addressing the prevalence of
tobacco use in the state.
2. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
comprehensive tobacco use prevention and control initiative
established in this chapter will specifically address reduction of
tobacco use by youth and pregnant women, promotion of compliance by
minors and retailers with tobacco sales laws and ordinances, and
enhancement of the capacity of youth to make healthy choices. The
initiative shall allow extensive involvement of youth in attaining
these results.
3. It is also the intent of the general assembly that the
comprehensive tobacco use prevention and control initiative will
foster a social and legal climate in which tobacco use becomes
undesirable and unacceptable, in which role models and those who
influence youth promote healthy social norms and demonstrate behavior
that counteracts the glamorization of tobacco use, and in which
tobacco becomes less accessible to youth. The intent of the general
assembly shall be accomplished by engaging all who are affected by
the use of tobacco in the state, including smokers and nonsmokers,
youth, and adults. Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1192, §1, 17
Referred to in § 142A.4, 142A.6
