Prohibits the sale of tobacco products and vapor products within five hundred feet of a public or private school

Bill A 5976 prohibits the sale of tobacco products (like cigarettes) and vaping products within 500 feet of any public or private school. It directly affects businesses selling these products near schools, requiring them to comply with the new distance restriction. The bill specifies measurements must be taken in straight lines from the school's property line to the business's property line. Violations will be enforced under existing public health law, allowing anyone to report suspected violations to enforcement officers.