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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>372917</law_id><section_number>59.1-293.20</section_number><catch_line>Sale or distribution prohibited</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="127" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="29" identifier="23.2">Retail Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor Products Containing Liquid Nicotine</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Beginning December 31, 2025, no person shall sell, distribute or import for resale, or offer for sale a <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor product</span> for retail sale in the Commonwealth unless such <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor product</span> is included in the directory established by the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Restrictions on the sale of retail tobacco products to minors; penalties" href="/59.1-293.12/">59.1-293.12</a>. <a id="paragraph-1390944" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-293.20/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Beginning December 31, 2025, no <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor product</span> manufacturer shall sell for retail sale, either directly or through a wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, a <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor product</span> in the Commonwealth unless such <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">nicotine vapor product</span> is included in the directory established by the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Restrictions on the sale of retail tobacco products to minors; penalties" href="/59.1-293.12/">59.1-293.12</a>. <a id="paragraph-1390945" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-293.20/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-1390946" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-293.20/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A <span class="dictionary">liquid nicotine</span> or <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-1390947" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-293.20/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> Each retailer shall have 60 days from the date that the <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-1390948" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-293.20/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> Each distributor or wholesaler shall have 60 days from the date that the <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-1390949" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-293.20/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-1390950" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-293.20/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-1390951" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-293.20/#H"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="I"><p><span class="prefix-number">I.</span> All fees collected by the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> pursuant to this chapter shall be used for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-1390952" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-293.20/#I"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2024, cc. 793, 828.</history><metadata><court_decisions></court_decisions></metadata></law>
