AN ACT relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licensure.

Amend KRS 438.305 to define terms; create new sections of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to create the Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing within the Department of Beverage Control; give the department investigators the authority to inspect any premise where alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products are sold without obtaining a search warrant; require any retailer that sells alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to obtain a tobacco, nicotine,…

Introduced: February 7, 2025

Last action: March 24, 2025

(Acts Ch. 78)

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This bill creates a new licensing system requiring Kentucky retailers who sell tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products to obtain a state license from a newly formed Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing. It strengthens enforcement by allowing department investigators to inspect retail premises without a search warrant, establishing penalties for unlicensed sellers, and setting rules for revoking licenses. The bill also increases penalties for selling these products to anyone under 21 and directs…

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