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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58980</law_id><section_number>58.1-1021.09</section_number><catch_line>Safety requirements for liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Taxes Administered by the Department of Taxation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="10">Cigarette Tax</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2.1">Tobacco Products Tax</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> 1. Any <span class="dictionary">retail dealer</span> shall comply with the following requirements:
			a. Any <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> container shall <span class="dictionary">use</span> a child-resistant cap that has the child-resistant effectiveness set forth in the poison prevention packaging standards under 16 C.F.R. &#xA7;&#xA0;1700.15(b)(1);
			b. Any <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> container shall <span class="dictionary">use</span> a tamper-evident package feature that is designed to remain intact and that does remain intact when handled in a reasonable manner during the manufacture, distribution, and retail display of such <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor product</span> container; and
			c. Any label on a <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> container shall meet the nicotine addictiveness warning statement requirements under 21 C.F.R. &#xA7;&#xA0;1143.3. <a id="paragraph-216250" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">retail dealer</span> selling <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor products</span> shall also be required to display signage clearly indicating &#x201C;products are not for sale to <span class="dictionary">minors</span>&#x201D; or &#x201C;underage sales prohibited&#x201D; and to display vapor products behind a counter or in an enclosed display that is inaccessible without the assistance of a sales representative of the retailer. <a id="paragraph-216251" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> may sell, offer for sale, or otherwise distribute any <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor product</span> with labeling or packaging that is not in compliance with 21 C.F.R. &#xA7;&#xA0;1143.3 or that: <a id="paragraph-216252" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Imitates or mimics a trademark of any kind or trade dress of any food products, including candy, cookies, cereal, juice boxes, or soft drinks, that are or have primarily been marketed to <span class="dictionary">minors</span>; <a id="paragraph-216253" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Depicts images or references to video games, movies, videos, celebrity endorsements, or animated television shows known to <span class="dictionary">appeal</span> to <span class="dictionary">minors</span>; <a id="paragraph-216254" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Depicts the actual consumption of <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor products</span> or a <span class="dictionary">minor</span> using <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor products</span>; <a id="paragraph-216255" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Makes any health, medicinal, or therapeutic claims about <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor products</span>; or <a id="paragraph-216256" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Otherwise promotes overconsumption of <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor products</span>. <a id="paragraph-216257" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall advertise or market any <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor products</span> only where consistent with the following requirements: <a id="paragraph-216258" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> All advertisements and marketing shall accurately and legibly identify the <span class="dictionary">person</span> responsible for its content, shall be truthful and appropriately substantiated, shall not be presented in a manner that is materially false or untrue, and shall not be presented in a manner that imitates or mimics a trademark of any kind or trade dress of any food products, including candy, cookies, cereal, juice boxes, or soft drinks, that are or have primarily been marketed to <span class="dictionary">minors</span>; <a id="paragraph-216259" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Any advertising or marketing in broadcast, cable, radio, print, and digital communications or any event marketing or sponsorships shall be made only where at least 85 percent of the audience is reasonably expected to be at least 21 years of age, as determined by reliable, up-to-date audience composition data; <a id="paragraph-216260" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> No advertising or marketing may contain any statement concerning a brand or product that is inconsistent with any statement or images on its labeling; and <a id="paragraph-216261" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#C3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> No advertising or marketing may contain any health-related statement that is untrue in any particular manner or tends to create a misleading impression as to the health benefits of consumption of <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor products</span>. <a id="paragraph-216262" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1021.09/#C4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2024, cc. 796, 821.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
