Governor Jack Markell will sign legislation banning e-cigarettes for minors on Thursday.
The bi-partisan piece of legislation treats the sale and purchase of electronic cigarettes in Delaware the same as regular tobacco when it comes to minors.
E-cigarettes are not currently regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but in April the agency proposed to extend its authority to include e-cigarettes.
In Delaware, the legislation would be enforced by the state's Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement and anyone caught selling or purchasing the product would be subject to the same punishments and fines associated with the sale of normal tobacco.
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2 comments:
I though e-cigaretts were already sold in the same manner that regular tobacco products were.Learn something new each day.
More gov't running our lives. I bet there are also some fines that are included. Prohibition stopped drinking, and drug laws stop drug use right.
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