# Idaho Code § 39-5707: 39-5707 OPENED PACKAGES AND SAMPLES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5707

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 39-5707
- **Heading:** 39-5707 OPENED PACKAGES AND SAMPLES
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 39 / Chapter 57 / Section 39-5707

## Text

39-5707. Opened packages and samples. (1) It shall be unlawful to sell or distribute tobacco products or electronic smoking devices for commercial purposes other than in the federally required sealed package provided by the manufacturer with all the required warning labels and health warnings.

(2) It shall be unlawful to sell or distribute tobacco products or electronic smoking devices for free or below the cost of such products to the sellers or distributors of the products for commercial or promotional purposes to members of the general public in public places or at public events.

(3) The requirements for original sealed manufacturer packaging and the prohibition against free distribution shall not apply to a mobile cigar retailer providing on-site cigar rolling or experiential services at a private or public event restricted to persons of twenty-one (21) years of age or older, provided that:

(a) The products distributed consist only of cigars or natural tobacco leaves for on-site rolling; and

(b) The host of a private event has purchased the products at full retail price for distribution to guests or the consumer has purchased the product directly.

History:

[39-5707, added 1998, ch. 418, sec. 2, p. 1319; am. 2020, ch. 318, sec. 7, p. 910; am. 2026, ch. 279, sec. 4, p. 1171.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 39-5701 39-5701 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5701.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5702 39-5702 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5702.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5703 39-5703 POSSESSION, DISTRIBUTION, OR USE BY A MINOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5703.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5704 39-5704 PERMITTING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES RETAILERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5704.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5705 39-5705 SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES TO A MINOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5705.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5706 39-5706 VENDOR-ASSISTED SALES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5706.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5707 39-5707 OPENED PACKAGES AND SAMPLES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5707.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5708 39-5708 CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF PERMIT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5708.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5709 39-5709 CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS WITHOUT A PERMIT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5709.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5710 39-5710 CONDUCT OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5710.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5711 39-5711 FUNDING AND CREATION OF PREVENTION OF MINORS' ACCESS TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES FUND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5711.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5713 39-5713 LOCAL ORDINANCES PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5713.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5714 39-5714 REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERY SALES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5714.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-5715 39-5715 AGE VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C57_S39-5715.md)

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