Official:Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Service and Other Businesses,” to add a new Section 9-638, entitled “Sale of Electronic Smoking Devices in Youth-Accessible Establishments,” prohibiting selling and offering for sale certain electronic smoking devices in youth-accessible establishments and fixing penalties; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Greenlee
Introduced: October 17, 2019
Signed: December 5, 2019
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill prohibits selling and offering for sale certain electronic smoking devices (e.g. flavored vapes) in establishments where youth can access them, with some exceptions.
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