As of now, if you are in a cigar shop that opened up after 2012 in the state of Indiana—you aren’t smoking a cigar, at least not legally. That’s thanks to House Enrolled Act No. 1149, a 2012 law that grandfathered smoking in retail tobacco stores and bars. It created three different categories for most places that sold cigars. Tobacco retailers were able to continue to allow smoking their shops so long as they met a variety of requirements, most notably having a tobacco sales certificated issued prior to June 30, 2012. In addition, the law required all tobacco retail stores to have a minimum of 85 percent of their sales come from tobacco products and were barred from selling food and beverages. Cigar bars could sell beer, liquor and wine—they actually were required to have a license to do so—but needed to have at least 10 percent of their business come from cigars, humidor rentals or the sale of loose tobacco for hookah use. A cigar specialty store also needed to have a license issued prior to June 30, 2012, but was only required to have 50 percent of its sales come from tobacco products and accessories. Persons under ...
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