Vape Sale Ban Introduced By Danville Council

DANVILLE, CA — In a move to keep tobacco and nicotine out of young bodies, the Danville Town Council is considering a ban on the sale of electronic smoking devices, or vapes, that have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The council unanimously voted at its Tuesday to introduce such an ordinance. Flavored vape cartidges, or vape juice, would also be banned.

The town currently requires tobacco retailers to get a license, regulates tobacco advertising, bans hookah and vapor lounges, the town wrote in a report to the council. Danville also banned in 2018 new tobacco retailers from opening within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and libraries, but existing retailers within 1,000 feet of those locations were grandfathered in.

The proposed ban would apply to retailers who have already been grandfathered in.

Councilmember Newell Arnerich said the only complaint the council received on the proposal was from a Chevron gas station near a high school.

The first draft of the ordinance would have also banned flavored tobacco products, but the council decided to focus on vape devices instead.

The Livermore and Dublin City Councils have passed similar ordinances.

Watch the meeting here.

Correction: A previous version of this article misstated that Livermore voters will decide whether to approve a vape ban in the March primary.