As part of the ordinance, tobacco and e-cigarette retailers will have to pay an initial fee of $778 and an additional $142 fee every two years after that. These retailers will also be required to maintain a tobacco retail license that costs $235 a year. This is a new requirement for stores that only sell e-cigarette or vaping products.
Businesses and vaping advocates oppose the ban that will limit consumers’ choice of alternatives to traditional combustible tobacco products. The ordinance will go into effect in 30 days and retailers will have 180 days to rid their stores of these now banned products. Unlike the similar ban imposed in San Francisco, this one does not ban online sales.
