HB41 Summary - Stringer-Drummond Vaping Act

• Requires Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to regulate retail sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems and alternative nicotine products like tobacco products, with no permit fee.

• Prohibits sale or transfer of alternative nicotine products and electronic nicotine delivery systems to minors under 19 years old; violations result in fines from $100-$300 and potential jail time up to 30 days.

• Bans retailers and manufacturers from advertising these products as tobacco cessation devices, healthier alternatives to smoking, or in flavors other than tobacco, mint, or menthol; prohibits advertising on billboards within 1,000 feet of schools or playgrounds.

• Requires specialty retailers of electronic nicotine delivery systems to display warning signs about nicotine addiction and health risks; prohibits new specialty retailers from opening within 1,000 feet of schools, child-care facilities, churches, libraries, playgrounds, parks, or youth centers beginning January 1, 2020.

• Mandates liquid nicotine containers use child-resistant packaging and establishes penalties for delivery sales violations; requires age verification through third-party databases for mail/online sales.