§ 59.1-293.20 — Sale or distribution prohibited

Virginia § 59.1-293.20

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 59.1: Trade and Commerce
• Ch. 23.2: Retail Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor Products Containing Liquid Nicotine

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A. Beginning December 31, 2025, no person shall sell, distribute or import for resale, or offer for sale a liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product for retail sale in the Commonwealth unless such liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product is included in the directory established by the Attorney General pursuant to § 59.1-293.12.

B. Beginning December 31, 2025, no liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer shall sell for retail sale, either directly or through a wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, a liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product in the Commonwealth unless such liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product is included in the directory established by the Attorney General pursuant to § 59.1-293.12.

C. Any person that violates the provisions of subsection A is subject to a fine of $1,000 per day for each product offered for sale in violation until the offending product is removed from the market or until the offending product is properly listed on the directory.

D. A liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer that violates the provisions of subsection B is subject to a fine of $1,000 per day for each product offered for sale in violation until the offending product is removed from the market or until the offending product is properly listed on the directory.

E. Each retailer shall have 60 days from the date that the Attorney General first makes the directory available for inspection on its public website to sell any products that were in its inventory and not included in the directory or to remove from inventory and return such products to the manufacturer for disposal.

F. Each distributor or wholesaler shall have 60 days from the date that the Attorney General first makes the directory available for inspection on its public website to remove any products intended for sale in the Commonwealth from its inventory and return such products to the manufacturer for disposal.

G. In an action brought under this section, the attorney for the Commonwealth or the attorney for the county, city, or town may recover reasonable costs of investigation, the costs of the action, and attorney fees.

H. Any civil penalties assessed under this section in an action brought in the name of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality.

I. All fees collected by the Attorney General pursuant to this chapter shall be used for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

Legislative History

2024, cc. 793, 828.