                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SALE OR DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED (§ 59.1-293.20)

A. Beginning December 31, 2025, no person shall sell, distribute or import for
resale, or offer for sale a liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product for retail
sale in the Commonwealth unless such liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product
is included in the directory established by the Attorney General pursuant to
&#xA7; 59.1-293.12.

B. Beginning December 31, 2025, no liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product
manufacturer shall sell for retail sale, either directly or through a
wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, a
liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product in the Commonwealth unless such liquid
nicotine or nicotine vapor product is included in the directory established by
the Attorney General pursuant to &#xA7; 59.1-293.12.

C. Any person that violates the provisions of subsection A is subject to a fine
of $1,000 per day for each product offered for sale in violation until the
offending product is removed from the market or until the offending product is
properly listed on the directory.

D. A liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer that violates the
provisions of subsection B is subject to a fine of $1,000 per day for each
product offered for sale in violation until the offending product is removed
from the market or until the offending product is properly listed on the
directory.

E. Each retailer shall have 60 days from the date that the Attorney General
first makes the directory available for inspection on its public website to sell
any products that were in its inventory and not included in the directory or to
remove from inventory and return such products to the manufacturer for disposal.

F. Each distributor or wholesaler shall have 60 days from the date that the
Attorney General first makes the directory available for inspection on its
public website to remove any products intended for sale in the Commonwealth from
its inventory and return such products to the manufacturer for disposal.

G. In an action brought under this section, the attorney for the Commonwealth or
the attorney for the county, city, or town may recover reasonable costs of
investigation, the costs of the action, and attorney fees.

H. Any civil penalties assessed under this section in an action brought in the
name of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality.

I. All fees collected by the Attorney General pursuant to this chapter shall be
used for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

HISTORY: 2024, cc. 793, 828.