{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/59.1-293.11.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/59.1-293.11.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/59.1-293.11.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/59.1-293.11.html"}],"law_id":77672,"edition_id":1,"section_id":77672,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.11","catch_line":"Sale or distribution of liquid nicotine container; prohibition; penalty","history":"2015, cc. 739, 756; 2024, cc. 796, 821.","full_text":"A\n\nNo person shall sell or distribute at retail or offer for retail sale or distribution a liquid nicotine container in the Commonwealth on or after October 1, 2015, unless such liquid nicotine container meets child-resistant packaging standards.B\n\nThe requirements of subsection A shall not prohibit a wholesaler or retailer from selling its existing inventory of liquid nicotine until January 1, 2016, if the wholesaler or retailer can establish that the inventory was purchased prior to October 1, 2015, in a quantity comparable to that of the inventory purchased during the same period of the prior year.C\n\nAny person who sells or distributes at retail or offers for retail sale or distribution a liquid nicotine container in the Commonwealth on or after October 1, 2015, that he knows or has reason to know does not satisfy the child-resistant packaging standards required by this section is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. However, no person shall be guilty of a violation of this section who relies in good faith on any information provided by the manufacturer of a liquid nicotine container that such container meets the requirements of this section.D\n\nThe provisions of this chapter do not apply to any manufacturer or wholesaler of liquid nicotine containers who sells or distributes a liquid nicotine container, provided that any such liquid nicotine container sold or distributed is intended for use outside of the Commonwealth.E\n\nThe provisions of subsection A shall be null, void, and of no force and effect upon the effective date of either enacted federal legislation or final regulations issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or by any other federal agency where such legislation or regulations mandate child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine containers.F\n\nThe provisions of this section with respect to retail sales, retail establishments, and offers for retail sales shall only apply to retail sales or offers at retail of liquid nicotine containers before July 1, 2024.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278601,"text":"No person shall sell or distribute at retail or offer for retail sale or distribution a liquid nicotine container in the Commonwealth on or after October 1, 2015, unless such liquid nicotine container meets child-resistant packaging standards.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":278602,"text":"The requirements of subsection A shall not prohibit a wholesaler or retailer from selling its existing inventory of liquid nicotine until January 1, 2016, if the wholesaler or retailer can establish that the inventory was purchased prior to October 1, 2015, in a quantity comparable to that of the inventory purchased during the same period of the prior year.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":278603,"text":"Any person who sells or distributes at retail or offers for retail sale or distribution a liquid nicotine container in the Commonwealth on or after October 1, 2015, that he knows or has reason to know does not satisfy the child-resistant packaging standards required by this section is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. However, no person shall be guilty of a violation of this section who relies in good faith on any information provided by the manufacturer of a liquid nicotine container that such container meets the requirements of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":278604,"text":"The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any manufacturer or wholesaler of liquid nicotine containers who sells or distributes a liquid nicotine container, provided that any such liquid nicotine container sold or distributed is intended for use outside of the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":278605,"text":"The provisions of subsection A shall be null, void, and of no force and effect upon the effective date of either enacted federal legislation or final regulations issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or by any other federal agency where such legislation or regulations mandate child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine containers.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":278606,"text":"The provisions of this section with respect to retail sales, retail establishments, and offers for retail sales shall only apply to retail sales or offers at retail of liquid nicotine containers before July 1, 2024.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14028,"edition_id":1,"name":"Retail Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor Products Containing Liquid Nicotine","identifier":"23.2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12809,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:38","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:38","permalink":{"id":260535,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14028,"identifier":"23.2","token":"59.1\/23.2","url":"\/59.1\/23.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12809,"edition_id":1,"name":"Trade and Commerce","identifier":"59.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":259521,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12809,"identifier":"59.1","token":"59.1","url":"\/59.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":61466,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.10","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/59.1-293.10\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.10","metadata":false},{"id":77672,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.11","catch_line":"Sale or distribution of liquid nicotine container; prohibition; penalty","url":"\/59.1-293.11\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.11","metadata":false},{"id":61382,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.12","catch_line":"Restrictions on the sale of retail tobacco products to minors; penalties","url":"\/59.1-293.12\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.12","metadata":false},{"id":83733,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.13","catch_line":"Required education for retail dealers and employees","url":"\/59.1-293.13\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.13","metadata":false},{"id":87287,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.14","catch_line":"Tobacco Retail Enforcement Fund","url":"\/59.1-293.14\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.14","metadata":false},{"id":75280,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.15","catch_line":"Liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor product; directory","url":"\/59.1-293.15\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.15","metadata":false},{"id":80509,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.16","catch_line":"Liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor product; certification; penalty","url":"\/59.1-293.16\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.16","metadata":false},{"id":58317,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.17","catch_line":"Removal or exclusion from directory","url":"\/59.1-293.17\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.17","metadata":false},{"id":55119,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.18","catch_line":"Agent for service of process","url":"\/59.1-293.18\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.18","metadata":false},{"id":79397,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.19","catch_line":"Recordkeeping; audits, inspections, and investigations; penalties","url":"\/59.1-293.19\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.19","metadata":false},{"id":67514,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.20","catch_line":"Sale or distribution prohibited","url":"\/59.1-293.20\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.20","metadata":false},{"id":80813,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.21","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2025) Enforcement; inspection","url":"\/59.1-293.21\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.21","metadata":false},{"id":78443,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.22","catch_line":"Liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor product; report","url":"\/59.1-293.22\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.22","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61466,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.10","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/59.1-293.10\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.10","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":61382,"structure_id":14028,"section_number":"59.1-293.12","catch_line":"Restrictions on the sale of retail tobacco products to minors; penalties","url":"\/59.1-293.12\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.12","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/59.1-293.11\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 739<\/a> and 756<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapters 796<\/a> and 821<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":260541,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77672,"identifier":"59.1-293.11","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.11","url":"\/59.1-293.11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-293.11\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.11","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale or distribution of liquid nicotine container; prohibition; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-293.11","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall sell or distribute at retail or offer for retail sale or distribution a liquid nicotine container<\/span> in the Commonwealth on or after October 1, 2015, unless such liquid nicotine container<\/span> meets child-resistant packaging<\/span> standards. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The requirements of subsection A shall not prohibit a wholesaler or retailer from selling its existing inventory of liquid nicotine until January 1, 2016, if the wholesaler or retailer can establish that the inventory was purchased prior to October 1, 2015, in a quantity comparable to that of the inventory purchased during the same period of the prior year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who sells or distributes at retail or offers for retail sale or distribution a liquid nicotine container<\/span> in the Commonwealth on or after October 1, 2015, that he knows or has reason to know does not satisfy the child-resistant packaging<\/span> standards required by this section is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor<\/span>. However, no person shall be guilty of a violation of this section who relies in good faith on any information provided by the manufacturer of a liquid nicotine container<\/span> that such container meets the requirements of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any manufacturer or wholesaler of liquid nicotine containers<\/span> who sells or distributes a liquid nicotine container<\/span>, provided that any such liquid nicotine container<\/span> sold or distributed is intended for use outside of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The provisions of subsection A shall be null, void, and of no force and effect upon the effective date of either enacted federal legislation or final regulations issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or by any other federal agency where such legislation or regulations mandate<\/span> child-resistant packaging<\/span> for liquid nicotine containers<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The provisions of this section with respect to retail sales, retail establishments, and offers for retail sales shall only apply to retail sales or offers at retail of liquid nicotine containers<\/span> before July 1, 2024. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUID NICOTINE CONTAINER; PROHIBITION; PENALTY (\u00a7\n59.1-293.11)\n\nA. No person shall sell or distribute at retail or offer for retail sale or\ndistribution a liquid nicotine container in the Commonwealth on or after October\n1, 2015, unless such liquid nicotine container meets child-resistant packaging\nstandards.\n\nB. The requirements of subsection A shall not prohibit a wholesaler or retailer\nfrom selling its existing inventory of liquid nicotine until January 1, 2016, if\nthe wholesaler or retailer can establish that the inventory was purchased prior\nto October 1, 2015, in a quantity comparable to that of the inventory purchased\nduring the same period of the prior year.\n\nC. Any person who sells or distributes at retail or offers for retail sale or\ndistribution a liquid nicotine container in the Commonwealth on or after October\n1, 2015, that he knows or has reason to know does not satisfy the\nchild-resistant packaging standards required by this section is guilty of a\nClass 4 misdemeanor. However, no person shall be guilty of a violation of this\nsection who relies in good faith on any information provided by the manufacturer\nof a liquid nicotine container that such container meets the requirements of\nthis section.\n\nD. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any manufacturer or wholesaler\nof liquid nicotine containers who sells or distributes a liquid nicotine\ncontainer, provided that any such liquid nicotine container sold or distributed\nis intended for use outside of the Commonwealth.\n\nE. The provisions of subsection A shall be null, void, and of no force and\neffect upon the effective date of either enacted federal legislation or final\nregulations issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or by any other\nfederal agency where such legislation or regulations mandate child-resistant\npackaging for liquid nicotine containers.\n\nF. The provisions of this section with respect to retail sales, retail\nestablishments, and offers for retail sales shall only apply to retail sales or\noffers at retail of liquid nicotine containers before July 1, 2024.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 739, 756; 2024, cc. 796, 821.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}