E-cigarette Tobacco Retail Licensing Laws

Variance Across US States as of January 1, 2020

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ID11039481
AuthorsMinal Patel (0000-0002-1682-5440, Minal Patel, Emily M. Donovan, Siobhan N. Perks, Lauren Czaplicki, and Barbara A. Schillo are with the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. Maham Akbar and Stacey Gagosian are with Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. At the time of this research, Darlene Huang was with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.), Emily M Donovan (0000-0002-7935-1131, Minal Patel, Emily M. Donovan, Siobhan N. Perks, Lauren Czaplicki, and Barbara A. Schillo are with the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. Maham Akbar and Stacey Gagosian are with Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. At the time of this research, Darlene Huang was with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.), Siobhan N Perks (0000-0002-4982-6327, Minal Patel, Emily M. Donovan, Siobhan N. Perks, Lauren Czaplicki, and Barbara A. Schillo are with the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. Maham Akbar and Stacey Gagosian are with Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. At the time of this research, Darlene Huang was with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.), Darlene Huang (Minal Patel, Emily M. Donovan, Siobhan N. Perks, Lauren Czaplicki, and Barbara A. Schillo are with the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. Maham Akbar and Stacey Gagosian are with Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. At the time of this research, Darlene Huang was with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.), Lauren Czaplicki (0000-0002-7496-0990, Minal Patel, Emily M. Donovan, Siobhan N. Perks, Lauren Czaplicki, and Barbara A. Schillo are with the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. Maham Akbar and Stacey Gagosian are with Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. At the time of this research, Darlene Huang was with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.), Maham Akbar (0000-0001-8770-6302, Minal Patel, Emily M. Donovan, Siobhan N. Perks, Lauren Czaplicki, and Barbara A. Schillo are with the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. Maham Akbar and Stacey Gagosian are with Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. At the time of this research, Darlene Huang was with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.), Stacey Gagosian (Minal Patel, Emily M. Donovan, Siobhan N. Perks, Lauren Czaplicki, and Barbara A. Schillo are with the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. Maham Akbar and Stacey Gagosian are with Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. At the time of this research, Darlene Huang was with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.), Stacey Younger Gagosian (American Legacy Foundation), Barbara A Schillo (Minal Patel, Emily M. Donovan, Siobhan N. Perks, Lauren Czaplicki, and Barbara A. Schillo are with the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. Maham Akbar and Stacey Gagosian are with Truth Initiative, Washington, DC. At the time of this research, Darlene Huang was with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.), Barbara Schillo (0000-0003-0847-2996, American Legacy Foundation)
Year2020
Volume110
Issue9
Pages1380-1385
Publication date2020-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2020.305771
PMID32673117
OpenAlexW3043098479
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited16

Objectives. To describe how US states and the District of Columbia regulate e-cigarette sales by examining e-cigarette–specific tobacco retail licensing (TRL) laws. Methods. We coded 25 state-level e-cigarette TRL laws (effective as of January 1, 2020) for provisions we labeled as either “core” (e.g., presence of license terms, fees, and penalties) or “descriptive” (e.g., license fee amount and term length). Results. Overall, 23 laws clearly defined a license term, 23 laws required a license fee, and 19 laws identified penalties for violations that included both license suspension and revocation. Fees widely ranged ($5–$1000 annually), and 8 laws did not explicitly direct fees toward TRL administration or enforcement. No law required that retailers comply with all local, state, and federal tobacco or e-cigarette laws. Conclusions. Most laws contained core TRL provisions. Several laws, however, had minimal license fees and did not direct fees toward administration or enforcement. As youth e-cigarette use increases, more states should consider establishing e-cigarette TRL laws or incorporating provisions into existing TRL laws

Administration (probate law) · Business · Enforcement · License · Political science · Revocation · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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