1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Erie County, New York.
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Erie County prohibits the sale of tobacco, vapor products, electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and smoking paraphernalia to anyone under 21. Enforcement is by the Erie County Department of Health under the Adolescent Tobacco-Use Prevention Act (ATUPA), which conducts at least one underage compliance check per retailer each year.
NY Public Health Law Article 13-F (ATUPA) — enforced by Erie County DOH
ATUPA was created to help prevent the sale of tobacco products and accessories to anyone under the age of 21. The law applies to cigarettes, cigars, bidis, chewing tobacco, powdered tobacco, rolling papers, smoking paraphernalia, and vapor products including e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine. ATUPA also bans all flavors of vapor products except tobacco flavor. At least one compliance check per y...
1 cities in Erie County have their own tobacco & vaping rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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