Utah Code Ann. § 4-45a-101
Definitions.
Effective Jul 1, 2026Enacted by Chapter 420, 2026 General Session
(1) "Conventional food" means:
- (a) an article used for food or drink for human or animal consumption or the components of the article; or
- (b) chewing gum or chewing gum components.
(2)
(a) "Crime involving a nicotine containing product" means an offense described in any of the following sections:
- (i) Section 76-9-1102, Illegal sale of clove cigarette;
- (ii) Section 76-9-1103, Permitting minors to use tobacco or electronic cigarette product in place of business;
- (iii) Section 76-9-1104, Providing tobacco product, electronic cigarette product, or nicotine product to a minor;
- (iv) Section 76-9-1105, Providing tobacco paraphernalia to a minor;
- (v) Section 76-9-1107, Requirement of direct, face-to-face sale -- Restrictions on remote sales;
- (vi) Section 76-9-1108, Illegal presence of a minor inside a retail tobacco specialty business;
- (vii) Section 76-9-1112, Illegal provision of smokeless tobacco or electronic cigarette product;
- (viii) Section 76-9-1113, Illegal distribution of a tobacco product on school property;
- (ix) Section 76-9-1114, Illegal distribution of a flavored electronic cigarette product;
- (x) Section 76-9-1115, Illegal distribution of electronic cigarette product without premarket authorization; or
- (xi) Section 76-9-1116, Unlawful sale of a tobacco product, electronic cigarette product, or nicotine product.
- (b) "Crime involving a nicotine containing product" includes a conviction for an offense previously in statute in this state that is the same or substantially similar to an offense described in Subsection (2)(a).
- (3) "Electronic cigarette product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-1101.
- (4) "General tobacco retailer" means a tobacco retailer that is not a retail tobacco specialty business.
- (5) "License" means the license described in Section 4-45a-102.
- (6) "Licensee" means a specialized product retailer licensed under Section 4-45a-102.
- (7) "Nicotine product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-1101.
- (8) "Product list" means a list of specialized products sold by a licensee.
- (9) "Self-service display" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-9-1107.
(10)
(a) "Specialized product" means any product intended to be ingested, inhaled, absorbed, or introduced into the human body that is:
- (i) a cannabinoid product, as defined in Section 4-41-102;
- (ii) a kratom product, as defined in Section 4-45-102;
- (iii) a tobacco product that is not tobacco paraphernalia;
- (iv) a nicotine product;
- (v) an electronic cigarette substance, as defined in Section 76-9-1101;
- (vi) a prefilled electronic cigarette, as defined in Section 76-9-1101; or
(vii) a product containing a substance:
- (A) not generally recognized as safe for use in a conventional food product under applicable federal food additive regulations; and
- (B) that is known or intended to have psychoactive, euphoric, analgesic, sedative, or intoxicating effects;
- (viii) a non-nicotine inhalation product, as defined in Section 76-9-1101; or
- (ix) a non-nicotine inhalation substance, as defined in Section 76-9-1101.
- (b) "Specialized product" includes a product described in Subsection (10)(a) even if the product complies with the federal Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 321(ff) et seq.
- (c) "Specialized product" does not include a conventional food product that does not contain any substance or product type described in Subsection (10)(a).
- (11) "Specialized product retailer" means a person that sells a specialized product.
(12) "Tobacco product" means:
- (13) "Tobacco retailer" means a person that is required to obtain a State Tax Commission license for the sale of an electronic cigarette product, nicotine product, or tobacco product.
Enacted by Chapter 420, 2026 General Session