ND HB1186

Expands North Dakota's prohibition on selling tobacco products to minors to include electronic smoking devices and alternative nicotine products, making violations infractions for sellers and noncriminal offenses for minors.

Requires liquid nicotine containers sold at retail to meet child-resistant effectiveness standards under federal regulations (16 CFR 1700), with civil penalties up to $500 per violation; this requirement expires when federal regulations mandating such standards take effect.

Establishes $25 minimum fee for minors age 14 and older caught purchasing, possessing, or using electronic smoking devices or alternative nicotine products, with provisions for court hearings and bond procedures.

Prohibits self-service displays and vending machine sales of electronic smoking devices and alternative nicotine products, with exceptions for tobacco specialty stores and restricted-access vending machines requiring salesperson activation.

Extends mail and internet ordering restrictions to electronic smoking devices and alternative nicotine products, requiring age verification through commercial databases and signature-required delivery for purchasers appearing under 27 years of age.