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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 793<\/a> and 828<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":372909,"section_number":"59.1-293.12","catch_line":"Restrictions on the sale of retail tobacco products to minors; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-293.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1487579,"object_type":"law","relational_id":372917,"identifier":"59.1-293.20","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.20","url":"\/59.1-293.20\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-293.20\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale or distribution prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-293.20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Beginning December 31, 2025, no person shall sell, distribute or import for resale, or offer for sale a liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> for retail sale in the Commonwealth unless such liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> is included in the directory established by the Attorney General<\/span> pursuant to § 59.1-293.12<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Beginning December 31, 2025, no liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> manufacturer shall sell for retail sale, either directly or through a wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, a liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> in the Commonwealth unless such liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> is included in the directory established by the Attorney General<\/span> pursuant to § 59.1-293.12<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor product<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Each retailer shall have 60 days from the date that the Attorney General<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Each distributor or wholesaler shall have 60 days from the date that the Attorney General<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> 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><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

I.<\/span> All fees collected by the Attorney General<\/span> pursuant to this chapter shall be used for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OR DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED (\u00a7 59.1-293.20)\n\nA. Beginning December 31, 2025, no person shall sell, distribute or import for\nresale, or offer for sale a liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product for retail\nsale in the Commonwealth unless such liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product\nis included in the directory established by the Attorney General pursuant to\n§ 59.1-293.12.\n\nB. Beginning December 31, 2025, no liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product\nmanufacturer shall sell for retail sale, either directly or through a\nwholesaler, distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, a\nliquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product in the Commonwealth unless such liquid\nnicotine or nicotine vapor product is included in the directory established by\nthe Attorney General pursuant to § 59.1-293.12.\n\nC. Any person that violates the provisions of subsection A is subject to a fine\nof $1,000 per day for each product offered for sale in violation until the\noffending product is removed from the market or until the offending product is\nproperly listed on the directory.\n\nD. A liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturer that violates the\nprovisions of subsection B is subject to a fine of $1,000 per day for each\nproduct offered for sale in violation until the offending product is removed\nfrom the market or until the offending product is properly listed on the\ndirectory.\n\nE. Each retailer shall have 60 days from the date that the Attorney General\nfirst makes the directory available for inspection on its public website to sell\nany products that were in its inventory and not included in the directory or to\nremove from inventory and return such products to the manufacturer for disposal.\n\nF. Each distributor or wholesaler shall have 60 days from the date that the\nAttorney General first makes the directory available for inspection on its\npublic website to remove any products intended for sale in the Commonwealth from\nits inventory and return such products to the manufacturer for disposal.\n\nG. In an action brought under this section, the attorney for the Commonwealth or\nthe attorney for the county, city, or town may recover reasonable costs of\ninvestigation, the costs of the action, and attorney fees.\n\nH. Any civil penalties assessed under this section in an action brought in the\nname of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality.\n\nI. All fees collected by the Attorney General pursuant to this chapter shall be\nused for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 793, 828.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}