N.M. Admin. Code § 6.12.4.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 6.12.4.9 - EXCEPTIONS

A. Section 8 of this rule shall not include the lawful possession or use of a tobacco-cessation product approved by the United States food and drug administration.

B. It shall not be a violation of this policy for a person to possess or provide tobacco or lighters to any other person as part of an indigenous practice or a lawfully recognized religious, spiritual, or cultural ceremony or practice. It shall not be a violation of this policy to use tobacco or a lighter as part of an educational experience related to indigenous tobacco practices that has been approved by administration.

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 23, December 15, 2015, eff. 12/15/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 21, November 7, 2023, eff. 11/7/2023