Existing law requires a person or business that conducts business in California and that seeks to sell specified products or services, to take reasonable steps, as specified, to ensure that the purchaser is of legal age at the time of purchase or delivery, including, but not limited to, verifying the age of the purchaser. That law specifies that a person or business that violates these provisions is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $7,500 for each violation.

This bill would add nitrous oxide, as provided, to the above-referenced list of specified products or services. The bill would also prohibit an online marketplace, as defined, from offering any of the specified products for sale to any customer located in California. The bill would specify that an online marketplace that violates these provisions is subject to a civil penalty not exceed $1,500,000 for each violation.