Vape products: household hazardous waste: advertising.
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Overview
This bill addresses the disposal of vape pens by requiring household hazardous waste collection facilities to accept them. It mandates that vape pens be transported in containers bearing the school’s EPA identification number and establishes conditions for their acceptance, including weight limits and safe handling procedures. The bill also prohibits marketing practices designed to appeal to minors, such as imitating food products or using branding associated with popular characters, and imposes penalties for violations. Finally, it requires the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to revoke licenses for repeat offenders selling tobacco products that violate these restrictions.
Key provisions
- Requires household hazardous waste facilities to accept vape pens confiscated by schools.
- Specifies transportation requirements for vape pens, including EPA identification number labeling.
- Imposes weight limits on vape pens accepted by household hazardous waste facilities.
- Prohibits marketing practices that appeal to minors, such as imitating food products or using character branding.
- Authorizes cities, counties, and the state to enforce the marketing prohibitions and impose civil penalties.
- Requires the Department of Tax and Fee Administration to revoke tobacco licenses for repeat offenders.
- Authorizes mechanical disassembly of vape pens by household hazardous waste facilities to separate components.
- Requires the Department of Cannabis Control to revoke cannabis licenses for violations of the marketing prohibitions.
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