Title 70, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

(1) A fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars must accompany each vapor product retailer's license application or license renewal application under RCW 70.345.020. A separate license is required for each separate location at which the retailer operates. (2) A retailer applying fo…

A fee of two hundred fifty dollars must accompany each vapor product delivery sale license application or license renewal application under RCW 70.345.020. [ 2016 sp.s. c 38 s 10.] Notes: Contingent effective date—2016 sp.s. c 38 ss 5-10 and 28: See note following RCW 70.345.020.…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who holds a retailer's license issued under this chapter must display a sign concerning the prohibition of vapor product sales to persons under the age of twenty-one. Such sign must: (a) Be posted so that it is cl…

(1) A manufacturer or distributor that sells, offers for sale, or distributes liquid nicotine containers shall label the vapor product with a: (a) Warning regarding the harmful effects of nicotine; (b) warning to keep the vapor product away from children; (c) warning that vaping …

(1) No person may offer a vapor product for sale in an open, unsecured display that is accessible to the public without the intervention of a store employee. (2) It is unlawful to sell or distribute vapor products from self-service displays. (3) Retail establishments are exempt f…

(1) No person may conduct a delivery sale or otherwise ship or transport, or cause to be shipped or transported, any vapor product ordered or purchased by mail or through the internet to any person unless such seller has a valid delivery sale license as required under this chapte…

(1) No person may offer a tasting of vapor products to the general public unless: (a) The person is a licensed retailer under RCW 70.345.020; (b) The tastings are offered only within the licensed premises operated by the licensee and the products tasted are not removed from withi…

(1) No person may give or distribute vapor products to a person free of charge by coupon, unless the vapor product was provided to the person as a contingency of prior or the same purchase as part of an in-person transaction or delivery sale. (2) This section does not prohibit th…

(1) When there may be a question of a person's right to purchase or obtain vapor products by reason of age, the retailer or agent thereof, must require the purchaser to present any one of the following officially issued forms of identification that shows the purchaser's age and b…

(1) Any liquid nicotine container that is sold at retail shall be packaged in accordance with the child-resistant effectiveness standards set forth in 16 C.F.R. Sec. 1700.15, as in effect on June 28, 2016, as determined through testing in accordance with the method described in 1…

(1) A person under the age of eighteen who purchases or attempts to purchase, possesses, or obtains or attempts to obtain vapor products commits a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW and is subject to participation in up to four hours of community service and referral…

(1) Indoor areas. (a) The use of vapor products is prohibited in the following indoor areas: (i) Inside a child care facility, provided that a child care facility that is home-based is excluded from this paragraph when children enrolled in such child care facility are not present…

(1) The board must have, in addition to the board's other powers and authorities, the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter. (2) The board and the board's authorized agents or employees have full power and authority to enter any place of business where vapor product…

(1) The board, or its enforcement officers, has the authority to enforce provisions of this chapter. (2) The board may revoke or suspend a retailer's, distributor's, or delivery seller's license issued under this chapter upon sufficient cause showing a violation of this chapter. …

(1) The board may impose a monetary penalty as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, if the board finds that the licensee has violated RCW 26.28.080 or any other provision of this chapter. (2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the sanctions that the board may impo…

All license fees collected and funds collected by the board from the imposition of monetary penalties pursuant to this chapter must be deposited into the youth tobacco and vapor products prevention account created in RCW 70.155.120. [ 2016 sp.s. c 38 s 25.]

This chapter does not apply to a motor carrier or a freight forwarder as defined in 49 U.S.C. Sec. 13102 or an air carrier as defined in 49 U.S.C. Sec. 40102. [ 2016 sp.s. c 38 s 26.]

(1) This chapter preempts political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing requirements for the licensure and regulation of vapor product promotions and sales at retail. No political subdivision may impose fees or license requirements on retail outlets for possessing or selling …