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This bill, effective October 1, 2026, introduces new restrictions on who can obtain or renew licenses and registrations to sell cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and vapor products. For cigarette dealers, the Department of Revenue Services will not issue or renew a license if more than twenty-five percent of the retail sales area is dedicated to these products, or if sales of these products exceed fifty percent of the dealer's total annual gross sales. Similarly, for ENDS and vapor product dealers, the Department of Consumer Protection will not issue or renew a dealer registration if the applicant exceeds these same sales and retail area limitations, or if the business is located in a town that already has one registered dealer for every 2,500 residents, based on the most recent census. These changes aim to regulate the concentration and sales focus of businesses selling these regulated products.

Justice

General Law Committee (Joint)

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