Tobacco: advertising; advertising for sale, displaying for sale, marketing, or selling a nicotine or tobacco product that has characterizing flavor; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 4 & 5 of 1915 PA 31 (MCL 722.644 & 722.645) & adds secs. 1a & 2d.

This bill amends Michigan's Youth Tobacco Act to strictly prohibit the advertising, display, marketing, and sale of nicotine and tobacco products with characterizing flavors, such as fruity or menthol tastes. It defines characterizing flavors broadly to include any distinguishable taste or aroma other than tobacco, as well as cooling or numbing sensations, and establishes a legal presumption that a product has such a flavor if the manufacturer or seller implies it through text, images, or consumer-facing actions. Businesses that violate these restrictions face escalating civil fines and potential license suspensions or revocations for repeat offenses within a 36-month period. The legislation also creates a new state fund to finance the administration and enforcement of these rules, including compliance checks and staff training.