(Effective October 1, 2026) Regulation of retail tobacco, nicotine, and hemp product retail sale locations
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-912.4
in effectAny locality may, by ordinance, regulate a retail tobacco establishment, as such term is defined in § 4.1-100 , a retail sale location of tobacco products, as such term is defined in § 58.1-1021.01 , or a retail sale location of hemp products intended for smoking, as such term is defined in § 4.1-600 , and may prohibit such establishment or location on property within 1,000 linear feet of a child day center as defined in § 22.1-289.02 or a public, private, or parochial school. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall not affect (i) a licensee holding a valid license under § 4.1-206.3 or (ii) any retail sale location of tobacco products, hemp products intended for smoking, or retail tobacco establishments operating before July 1, 2024.
2024, c. 536 ; 2025, cc. 595 , 596 ; 2026, cc. 1021 , 1044 ; 2026, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1 .
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