§ 22 §1560-B — Liquid nicotine

Maine § 22 §1560-B

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
• Part 3: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 262-A: RETAIL TOBACCO SALES

Text

1.
Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Prohibition.
Beginning January 1, 2016, a person may not sell, furnish, give away or offer to sell, furnish or give away a nicotine liquid container unless the container is child-resistant packaging.
3.
Penalties.
This subsection applies to violations of subsection 2.
4.
Repeal.
The commissioner shall monitor the status of any effective date of final regulations issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration or by any other federal agency that mandate child-resistant packaging standards for nicotine liquid containers. The commissioner shall notify the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters when the final regulations have been adopted. The joint standing committee, upon receiving this notification, may report out a bill repealing this section.

Legislative History

PL 2015, c. 288, §1 (NEW).