Table 2.
Summary of terms used in definitions of e-cigarettes in state laws
| State | Main Term Defined
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Nicotine
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Tobacco product
|
Pre-emption
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic cigarette |
E- cigarette |
Electronic smoking or nicotine device |
Alternative nicotine product |
Vapour product |
Tobacco- derived |
Tobacco Product |
Tobacco substitute |
Nicotine Product |
Excludes regulated drugs and devices |
Requires nicotine |
Does not require nicotine |
May require nicotine |
Excludes tobacco products |
Excludes e-cigs in ‘Tobacco Products’ |
Includes e-cigs in ‘Tobacco Products’ |
E-cigs Included in ‘Smoking definition’ |
Preempts local laws |
Does not pre- empt local laws |
|
| Alabama | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Alaska | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
| California | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Florida | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Indiana | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Maryland | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | X | X | X | X | X (1) | X (2) | X (3, 7) | X | |||||||||||
| Mississippi | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
| Nevada | X | X | X | X | X (7) | X | |||||||||||||
| New | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| New York | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| North | X | X | X | X | X | X (4) | |||||||||||||
| Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||
| North | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Dakota | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| South | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||
| South | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Dakota | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Utah | X (5) | X (6) | X (5) | X (6) | X (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Vermont | X | X | X | X *(7) | |||||||||||||||
| Virginia | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| West | X | X | X | X | X | X | X (7) | ||||||||||||
| Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | X | X | X | X (7) | |||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 13 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
(1)
Nicotine required for taxation purposes, because based on definition of ‘tobacco products’.
(2)
Nicotine not required for sales, purchase, use, child-packaging, and other protections because based on definition of ‘electronic delivery device’.
(3)
State law does not explicitly include e-cigs in ‘tobacco products,’ but Dept. of Revenue interprets ‘tobacco products’ to include e-cigs.
(4)
‘Tobacco products’ definition limited to youth access provisions, and explicitly does not apply to taxation’
(5)
Utah HB 88 (2010—youth access)’
(6)
Utah HB 245 (2012—Indoor Clean Air Act)’
(7)
Requires tobacco-derived nicotine’
e-cigs, e-cigarettes.