R392-510-16. Restriction on Use of e-Cigarette in Place of Public Access

  The prohibition against the use of an e-cigarette in a place of public access does not apply if:

  (1) the use of the e-cigarette occurs in the place of public access that is a retail establishment that sells e-cigarettes and the use is for the purpose of:

  (a) the retailer of an e-cigarette demonstrating to the purchaser of the e-cigarette how to use the e-cigarette; or

  (b) the customer sampling a product sold by the retailer for use in an e-cigarette; and the retailer of e-cigarettes:

  (i) has all required licenses for the possession and sale of e-cigarettes in a place of business;

  (ii) does not permit a person under the age of 19 to enter any part of the premises of the retail establishment in which the e-cigarettes are sold; and

  (iii) the sale of e-cigarettes and substances for use in e-cigarettes constitutes at least 75% of the establishment's gross sales.

  (2) this section sunsets, in accordance with 63I-1-226, July 1, 2017.