List of vaping bans in the United States

A pictogram used to denote a vaping ban.
A pictogram used to denote a vaping ban.

The following is a list of vaping bans in the United States. For federal regulation concerning the legal status of the sale of electronic cigarettes products in and outside the United States, see the worldwide regulation of electronic cigarettes.

United States regulation

Federal

A no smoking or vaping sign from the US.
A no smoking or vaping sign from the US.

Effective August 8, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates electronic cigarettes products to be regulated as tobacco products.[1] The FDA rule also bans sales to minors.[2] The FDA classified e-cigarettes as drug delivery devices and subject to regulation under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) before importation and sale in the US.[3]

State

Vaping is steadily being banned across the US.[4] Some state and regional governments in the US had extended their indoor smoking bans to include e-cigarettes.[5]

A review of regulations in 40 US states found that how a law defines e-cigarettes is critical, with some definitions allowing e-cigarettes to avoid smoke-free laws, taxation, and restrictions on sales and marketing.[6] The tobacco industry heavily lobbies states to make it harder to regulate and tax e-cigarettes.[7]

Indoor bans

The sign states: No smoking and vaping within 9 meters of building.
A sign stating: No smoking and vaping within 9 meters of building.

In August 2016, a World Health Organization (WHO) report recommended that e-cigarettes be banned in indoor areas or where smoking is prohibited.[8] This is because of their potential for non-users to be exposed to chemicals and e-cigarette aerosol in indoor areas.[9] Many local and state jurisdictions have recently begun enacting laws that prohibit e-cigarette usage everywhere that smoking is banned, although some state laws with comprehensive smoke-free laws will still allow for vaping to be permitted in bars and restaurants while prohibiting e-cigarettes in other indoor places.[10] The only states that do not regulate indoor vaping at all, be it by state territory or on a local level, are in the states of Nebraska, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Tennessee.

 Alabama

 Alaska

 Arizona

 Arkansas

 California

 Colorado

 Connecticut

 Delaware

 Florida

 Georgia (U.S. state)

 Hawaii

 Idaho

 Illinois

 Indiana

 Iowa

 Kansas

 Kentucky

 Louisiana

 Maine

 Maryland

 Massachusetts

 Michigan

 Minnesota

 Mississippi

 Missouri

 Montana

 New Hampshire

 New Jersey

 New Mexico

 New York

 North Carolina

Localities may regulate vaping indoors, but not in bars and restaurants.

  North Dakota

 Ohio

 Oklahoma

 Oregon

 Pennsylvania

 South Carolina

 South Dakota

 Texas

 Utah

 Vermont

 Virginia

 Washington

 West Virginia

 Wisconsin

 Wyoming

References

  1. Taylor Bishop (8 August 2016). "New FDA regulations on electronic cigarettes could hurt local vape shops". Fox 21 News.
  2. "FDA Bans E-Cig Sales to Minors". Fox 15 News. 9 August 2016.
  3. "FDA Fighting for Authority to Regulate Electronic Cigarette". 2 March 2010.
  4. Twanna Harps (17 April 2014). "Electronic Cigarette Increasingly Being Banned". Guardian Liberty Voice.
  5. Crowley, Ryan A. (2015). "Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: Executive Summary of a Policy Position Paper From the American College of Physicians". Annals of Internal Medicine. 162 (8): 583. doi:10.7326/M14-2481. ISSN 0003-4819. PMID 25894027.
  6. Lempert, Lauren (2014). "The importance of product definitions in US e-cigarette laws and regulations". Tobacco Control. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051913. PMID 25512432.
  7. "Why US Big Tobacco Lobbies for E-Cigarettes". Vice News. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. WHO (August 2016). "Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS)" (PDF). pp. 1–11.
  9. Kim, Ki-Hyun; Kabir, Ehsanul; Jahan, Shamin Ara (2016). "Review of electronic cigarettes as tobacco cigarette substitutes: their potential human health impact". Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C: 00–00. doi:10.1080/10590501.2016.1236604. ISSN 1059-0501. PMID 27635466.
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  12. "Clearing the air on California's new tobacco, e-cigarette law". The Sacramento Bee. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  13. Cocca, Christina (13 November 2014). "Santa Monica E-Cigarette Ban Goes Into Effect". NBC4 News. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  14. "New California Tobacco Laws". California Department of Public Health. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  15. "Iowa City includes e-cigarettes in public smoking ban". Archived from the original on August 13, 2015.
  16. "Howard County Council passes vaping ban".
  17. "Rockland extends smoking ban to e-cigarettes".
  18. "No cigarettes if under 21: New York City approves new anti-tobacco law". RT (TV network). Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  19. "Suffolk County law banning tobacco sales to anyone under 21 kicks off today". South oldLOCAL. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  20. Josh Martin (23 October 2015). "Broome County cracks down on e-cigarettes". WBNG-DT2.
  21. "Asheville bans electronic cigarettes".
  22. "WAYNESVILLE, N.C. SMOKING BAN PASSES".
  23. Van, Mara (2012-11-08). "Mara Van Ells, "Smoking ban to change bar culture," ''Bismarck Tribune'' (November 8, 2012)". Bismarcktribune.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  24. 1 2 3 "North Dakota Initiative Measure 4 (2012)" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  25. "Denton Bans Indoor Smoking and Vaping".
  26. "Smith County Commissioners vote to adopt rules for "vaping"". 15 April 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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