Tobacco Free Internet for Kids Act of 2003

The Tobacco Free Internet for Kids Act of 2003 was designed to prevent minors from purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco products online. The bill would have required internet retailers to verify a customer’s age and identity using government records before processing a sale and mandated that delivery services check a valid ID upon arrival. Additionally, the legislation aimed to ban the mailing of unsolicited tobacco samples to residential addresses and established strict registration requirements for out-of-state tobacco sellers.