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["NATO 2026 New Local Ordinance Tracker"]
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["Blythe","CA","City",18300,"Distance Restrictions","Under Consideration","City Council on 3/10/26 directed staff to schedule a study session regarding smoke shops. The meeting date is not scheduled.","2026-03-13"]
["Corte Madera","CA","City",10006,"Total Vapor Ban, Total Sales Ban","Adopted","City Council held a 1st reading on 3/3/26 and passed a draft ordinance which includes: minimum pricing, ban coupons/discounts, & ban vape products. Council decided to also include a ban on nicotine pouches. It was re-introduced on 3/17/26 & passed. 2nd reading passed on  4/7/26.----Council discussion on 6/16 on possible tobacco sales ban. Directed staff to draft ordinance with no exemptions by September the latest.","2026-06-16","August/Sept",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Yes",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Yes"]
["Chula Vista","CA","City",275000,"Distance Restrictions","Under Consideration","City council heard a staff presentation on 4/21/26. Council took no action and directed staff to collect more data from surrounding cities.","2026-04-24"]
["El Dorado County","CA","County Unincorporated",192183,"Licensing","Adopted","The BOS had a 1st reading on 10/21/25 to repeal current tobacco retail license due to negative impacts to retailers. The 2nd reading on 10/28/25 passed the repeal","2025-10-31","2025-10-21"]
["El Monte","CA","City",104000,"Distance Restrictions","Adopted","Planning Commission reviewed an possible ordinance update on their TRL on 3/10/26. Includes banning new tobacco retailers, distance buffer of 500 ft from youth areas & other retailers, limit store hours & expand enforcement.City council approved the  1st reading on 3/25/26 and 2nd reading passed on 4/8/26","2026-04-10","2026-03-25","2026-04-08"]
["Fairfax","CA","City",7500,"Total Vapor Ban","Adopted","The Council is considering an ordinance to ban the sales of e-devices & pouches, minimum pricing, ban coupons/discounts. The council passed the 1st reading on 1/12/26. The 2nd reading under consent calendar passed on 2/4/26. Enforcement starts on 9/1/26","2026-02-05","2026-01-12",null,"2026-03-06","2026-09-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Yes"]
["Gilroy","CA","City",60390,"Licensing","Proposed","City council had 1st reading on 6/1/26 to update TRL . Council directed staff to revise ordinance and include exemption for C-stores and gas stations. They will come back with reviesed ordinance sometime in August.","2026-06-04","2026-06-01"]
["Hercules","CA","City",26245,"Distance Restrictions","Under Consideration","Council directed staff on 1/27/26 to draft an ordinance similar to city of Pinhole. We are monitoring and no date of a first reading is scheduled.","2026-02-20"]
["Humbolt County","CA","County Unincorporated",56268,"Distance Restrictions","Adopted","The BOS passed 1st reading on 3/3/26 to amend their TRL to include: ban on coupons/discounts; non-transferable license; distance requirments from youth sensitive areas and other retailer of 500 ft;retailer density cap of 1 retailer per 2,500 resident. The BOS passed the 2nd reading on 3/10/26","2026-03-13","2026-03-03",null,"2026-04-09",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"500 feet from youth sensitive areas & other retailers."]
["Lincoln","CA","City",49757,"Distance Restrictions","Under Consideration","Council rescheduled a first reading for 3/10/26 on distance restriction for youth sensitive areas and took no action. Staff needed more time to review possible draft ordinance. No date was given. ","2026-03-13","2026-03-10"]
["Mill Valley","CA","City",13904,"Total Vapor Ban","Under Consideration","On 3/16/26 Council gave staff direction to review two options: 1) model County ordinance to include total vape ban and minimum pricing or 2) total tobacco sales ban. Staff will return with drafts of possible options a later Council meeting date.","2026-03-16"]
["Mill Valley","CA","City",13750,"Licensing","Under Consideration","Council will discuss possible tobacco ordinance on 3/16/26. No details.","2026-03-13"]
["National City","CA","City",58460,"Distance Restrictions","Adopted","Council is drafting a new TRL to include a retailer cap, non-transferable licenses, distance restrictions to youth sensitive areas and restrict coupons & discounts. The council passed 1st reading on 8/19/25. Due to a language change, ordinance was reintroduced on 9/2/25 The 2nd reading passed on 9/16/25. **Due to lack of public notice, Council brought back ordinance as a 1st reading on 10/21/25. Amendment made to allow transferability of license for same site location only. Passed unanimously.","2026-04-22","2026-04-28","2026-04-28"]
["Newport Beach","CA","City",82970,"Licensing","Adopted","Council passed a 1st reading which includes non-transferable tobacco license. The 1st reading passed on 5/26/26 and 2nd reading passed on 6/9/26. Enforcement begins 60 days from passing ordinance.","2026-05-10","2026-05-26","2026-06-09","2026-06-09","2026-08-09"]
["Novato","CA","City",53500,"Minimum Packaging/Pricing","Under Consideration","City council heard a presentation on 3/10/26 from Marin County Health. They encouraged City to strenghten their TRL. No action was taken by the Council at this time","2026-03-10"]
["Orange","CA","City",138640,"Total Vapor Ban","Adopted","City Council is considering to update it's June 2025 TRL update which included distance, transferability, hours of sale, & vape ban. City Council passed 1st reading on 5/26/26. The 2nd reading passed on 6/9/26.","2026-06-10","2026-05-26","2026-06-09"]
["Palm Desert","CA","City",53146,"Total Vapor Ban","Adopted","Council held first reading on 2/26/2026 and passed an ordinance to ban vape products, prohibit coupons/discounts, non-transferable liceneses, clerk minimum age of 21. The 2nd reading passed on 3/12/26 under consent calender.","2026-03-12","2026-02-26","2026-03-12","2026-04-11"]
["Redding","CA","City",92727,"Distance Restrictions","Proposed","City council updating TRL to includen distance restrictions for new retailers and no full vape ban. First reading passed on 6/15/2025 & 2nd reading possibly 8/19/2025","2025-07-18","2025-06-15","2025-08-19"]
["Redwood City","CA","City",82982,"Total Vapor Ban","Proposed","City Council had a 1st reading on 4/27. City needs County to enforce TRL but County will only do it if City mirrors their ordinance. County's ordinance includes: vape ban, no license transfer, ban coupons/discounts & youth proximity). 2nd reading passed 6/8.","2026-06-10","2026-04-27","2026-06-08","30 days after passage"]
["Richmond","CA","City",108565,"Distance Restrictions","Adopted","City council held a 1st reading on 2/24/26 and passed an ordinance to include, retailer cap of 50, 1000 ft buffer from youth sensistive areas, non-transferable license & mimimum clerk age of 21. The 2nd reading passed  on 3/3/26","2026-03-03","2026-02-24","2026-03-03","2026-04-02","2026-07-01"]
["Riverside","CA","City",321385,"Licensing","Under Consideration","City Council on 10/21/25 extended current new tobacco licenses for an additional 10 months & 15 days. Land use committee will review policy and make recommendations to the city council.","2025-10-24","TBD"]
["San Anselmo","CA","City",12500,"Minimum Packaging/Pricing","Under Consideration","San Anselmo is considering an ordinance with minimum floor pricing ($12), banning the sale of pouches and electronic smoking devices, prohibiting coupons, and automatic price increase every 2 years. ","2026-06-25","TBD","September",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Yes",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Yes","Yes"]
["San Leandro","CA","City",85784,"Licensing","Adopted","City Council had a first reading on 11/3/25 to update TRL to limit the sales of illegal vaping sales. Council passed ordinance with strict restrictions allowing c-stores to sell tobacco and e-cigarretes w/ following 3 limits: 1)No more than 10% total floor area 2)no more than 25% of gross sales & 3) no exterior or visible interior product displays. The 2nd reading is on 11/17/25.","2025-11-07","2025-11-23","2025-11-17"]
["Sausalito","CA","City",7075,"Total Vapor Ban","Adopted","City Council held a 1st reading to propose the following 1)vape ban, 2) min price/packaging, 3) ban coupons/discounts, 4) possibly include ban on nicotine pouches. The 2nd reading on May 19 passed under consent calendar.","2026-05-20","2026-05-05","2026-05-19","2026-09-01","2026-09-01"]
["Scotts Valley","CA","City",11879,"Single Use Filter Ban","Under Consideration","On 2/19/25 reviewed tobacco policy for the year. They did not bring up County passing of filter ban in their discussions. We will continue monitoring.","2025-02-21"]
["Sonora","CA","City",4855,"Licensing","Proposed","City Council passed a revised 1st reading on 6/1/26 to add a TRL. Council increased retailer cap from 3 to 4 citywide & removed 1000 ft buffer around retail stores. 2nd reading on 6/15/26 passed on consent calendar. Basic TRL passed & effective 12/15/26.","2026-06-18","2026-06-01","2026-06-15","30 days after passage","2026-12-15"]
["Tiburon","CA","City",8933,"Total Sales Ban","Adopted","Council had first reading on 10/15/25 on banning the sales of tobacco products and passed unanimously. Currently the city has NO tobacco retaliers. The 2nd reading passed on  11/5/25.","2025-11-07","2025-10-15","2025-11-05","2025-12-05"]
["Arapahoe County","CO","County Unincorporated","83,764 (Unincorporated)","Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","At a study session on 1/30/24, the Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to monitor issues with flavored tobacco products until more information is provided. Will continue to monitor.  ","2024-02-13"]
["Aurora","CO","City",403130,"Licensing","Adopted","The Management and Finance Policy Committee discussed a TRL in 2025. The TRL ordinance was brought to Study Session on January 12 - however, councilmembers agreed they need more time to study the ordinance and its potential impacts and it will return on Feb 9th. On Feb 9 the Council agreed to move the ordinance to full session. TRL includes distance restrictions and new licensing fees. Adopted on 3/11/26; Effective 30 days after passage.","2026-03-13",null,null,"30 days after passage",null,"No","No"]
["Loveland","CO","City",76378,"Licensing","Proposed","The City Council is considering licensing changes for tobacco retailers.  No flavor ban language is included in the draft ordinance.","2025-12-12"]
["Pitkin County","CO","County Incorporated",17600,"Flavor Restrictions","Adopted","The BOCC held a closed-door, executive session, to discuss flavor restrictions. There was no vote or language of an ordinance.  The ordinance is scheduled for a first reading on Feb. 25 The BOCC had a discussion on Feb 25 about the ordinance and voice unanimous support for it, a hearing will take place on March 11. During the second reading the BOCC approved the flavor ban unanimously","2026-03-13",null,null,"90 days after",null,"Yes"]
["Pueblo County","CO","County Unincorporated",168162,"Licensing","Proposed","The County Commissioners are considering a TRL Ordinance.  No flavor ban or coupon restrictions included in the draft.","2025-07-02"]
["Summit County","CO","County Unincorporated",31055,"Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potential flavor ban ordinance. ","2024-11-22"]
["Chicago","IL","City",2746388,"Flavor Restrictions","Proposed","Menthol ban introduced on 6/21/23. Ordinance has been referred to the License and Consumer Protection Committee. Next meeting scheduled for 7/13/23--Not on agenda. Will continue to monitor.","2023-07-21","2023-06-21",null,null,null,"Yes","Yes","Menthol","No","No",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"http://www.natocentral.org/uploads/ordinance/il/Chicago%2C%20IL%20Ordinance%20%282023%29.pdf"]
["Chicago","IL","City",2746388,"Taxes","Proposed","Cigarette, Tobacco, and Vapor Tax Increase ordinance introduced on 12/19/25. Referred to Finance Committee. Current intel suggests that this ordinance has no momentum but we are continuing to monitor closely. ","2026-01-16","2025-12-19"]
["New Orleans","LA","City",383997,"Flavor Restrictions","Defeated","The City Council has introduced an ordinance that would move the sales of flavored vapor and pouch products to Tobacco-Specific establishments.  NATO has submitted a letter informing the City Council that this ordinance is preempted by state law.  At the Council Meeting on 4/24/25, the councilors acknowledged receiving the letter and deferred the item to the 5/8/25 meeting to review the issue further. Item has been deferred at every meeting since; Continuing to monitor this locality closely. ","2025-08-22"]
["Acton","MA","City",null,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health will receive a presentation regarding nicotine pouches at their meeting on 7/21/26.  No formal regulation changes under consideration at this time but will continue to monitor. "]
["Adams","MA","City",8166,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","Discussing Updates to their local tobacco regulations. No Draft at this time.  Will monitor for the posting of draft regulsations. ","2025-02-07"]
["Agawam","MA","City",28692,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","On 2/13/25 the Board of Health discussed updates to their local tobacco regulations. They are considering restrictions on nicotine pouches. On 3/13/25 the BOH continued their discussion on draft regs. They confirmed that they are not considering NFG but indicated they will be including moving pouch sales to AOF in the draft. Discussed again on 5/8/28; Board amended the draft regs to remove the AOF language and replace it with a 6mg nicotine pouch cap. They then tabled the item to allow time for incoming board members to be educated by staff on the draft. Staff indicated that process could take months.","2025-05-08"]
["Ashland","MA","City",18832,"Age","Under Consideration","On 1/7/26, the Board of Health held a joint meeting with the Select Board to discuss NFG. At the conclusion of the discussion, the Select Board will take NFG under advisement. The Select Board Chair believes that NFG is a policy that should be decides at Town Meeting. Due to this, he would like to see the Board of Health and/or staff to work with citizens to get a warrant article on the town meeting docket regarding NFG. Another Select Board Member requested that Board of Health hold a public forum in the near future to receive additional comments on the policy. ","2026-01-07"]
["Avon","MA","City",4777,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","The Board of Health is considering restrictions on nicotine pouches. Briefly discussed on 11/13/25. Discussion with continue at the next meeting. Discussion tabled on 12/11/25 until the January 2026 meeting. Discussion continued on 1/8/26; Discussed again on 7/9/26;  NATO has reached out to staff to determine outcome of meeting.","2026-07-17"]
["Barnstable","MA","City",48916,"Board of Health Regulations","Defeated","On 11/25/25, the Board of Health will discuss updates to their local tobacco regulations.  According to the Health Director, this will be an initial discussion on the model regulations.  No finalized draft at this time. Will continue to monitor. 2 of the 3 Board Members don't seem to favor implementing NFG in Barnstable. Discussion expected to continue in early 2026. Public hearing will be held on NFG and nicotine pouch restrictions on 2/24/26; Meeting cancelled due to inclement weather; Next regularly scheduled meeting is 3/24/26. Board rejected all proposals on 3/24/26.","2026-03-27",null,"2026-03-24"]
["Bedford","MA","City",14161,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potential tobacco regulations updates"]
["Belmont","MA","City",27295,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Received a presentation on NFG on 10/28/24. The board has decided to not move forward with consideration at this time.  Will continue to monitor.","2024-11-01"]
["Berlin","MA","City",3158,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Board was expected to discuss updates to their local tobacco regulations on 3/3/26; Meeting cancelled at the last minute. Next meeting is 3/17/26. Item not currently on the agenda but will continue to monitor.","2026-03-06",null,"2026-03-17"]
["Beverly","MA","City",42670,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","On 3/25/24, the Board of Health will discuss Brookline's TFG by-law.","2024-03-21"]
["Blackstone","MA","City",9208,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","On 4/7/26, the Board of Health held an initial discussion on NFG.  The BOH gave concenus to gather information and requested a presentation at a future meeting.","2026-04-10"]
["Boylston","MA","City",4849,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health is considering updates to their local tobacco regulations. NATO has requested a copy of the draft regulations.","2025-09-26"]
["Buckland","MA","City",1816,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","The Board of Health is discussing NFG. Discussion is expected to continue at May meeting.  No discussion at May meeting. Next meeting is 8/20/25; item on the agenda for discussion. Board scheduled an in-person public hearing on 10/15/25. The hearing was postponed on 10/25/25. It will now be held in-person on 11/19/25.Discussion will continue on 1/20/26. Still no decision made. Board will continue to discuss at future meetings and a public hearing will be scheduled if they choose to proceed. On 2/17/26, the board decided to schedule a public hearing for their April meeting. Meeting wasn't scheduled; continuing to monitor. Public hearing held on 5/7/26; At the meeting the BOH decided to the move NFG to a future Town Meeting.","2026-05-22"]
["Cambridge","MA","City",118403,"Age","Under Consideration","City Manager has presented the option of pursuing NFG to the City Council. NATO has reached out to the staff to determine if the council will be moving forward and what the process will be. Awaiting a call back.","2025-09-26"]
["Carver","MA","City",11645,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Member of the Southern Plymouth County Public Health Excellence Collaborative; Collaborative will have a presentation on NFG at a future meeting. ","2024-08-02"]
["Concord","MA","City",18491,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potential tobacco regulations updates"]
["Danvers","MA","City",28087,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","BOH discussed NFG on 10/18/24. NATO has contacted staff for meeting results.","2024-10-18"]
["Dartmouth","MA","City",33783,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health will discuss NFG on 4/15/26. NATO has reached out to staff to determine next steps.  Awaiting a call back.","2026-04-17"]
["Deerfield","MA","City",5090,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","On 12/17/25, the Board of Health received a presentation on NFG from a Belchertown Board of Health member.  No decision was made at the meeting on whether or not the BOH plans to move forward with formal consideration of NFG in Deefield.  Will continue to monitor.","2025-12-18"]
["Dracut","MA","City",32617,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","On 9/18/25, the BOH discussed setting a public hearing for updates to their tobacco regulations. NATO was provided with a draft several months back, and the draft did not contain anything regarding NFG or nicotine pouch restrictions. ","2025-09-19"]
["Duxbury","MA","City",16090,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Member of the Southern Plymouth County Public Health Excellence Collaborative; Collaborative will have a presentation on NFG at a future meeting. ","2024-08-02"]
["Easthampton","MA","City",16211,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health was expected to discuss NFG on 11/12/25. However, the discussion was postponed until the 12/10/25 meeting. Agenda for meeting on 12/10/25 does not list NFG as a discussion item. Spoke with the Health Director, NFG briefly discussed on 12/10/25. No decision made and discussion will continue in January. Discussion will take place on 1/14/26. Meeting cancelled; next meeting not posted. Discussion continued on 2/18/26; A public hearing will be held in March/April to solicit comment from the public on NFG. In-person Public Forum held on 4/29/26; NATO has contacted staff requesting meeting results. Awaiting a call back. Board expected to vote on NFG at their June meeting. On agenda for meeting on 6/10/26.","2026-06-05",null,"2026-06-10"]
["East Longmeadow","MA","City",16430,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","The Board of Health will be reviewing the 2025 sample regulations on 1/23/25. NATO will monitor for the introduction of proposed draft regulations in East Longmeadow. Discussed updating their regulations on 11/19/25. Still waiting for draft regulations to be made public. Public hearing held on 1/15/26 regarding a 6mg cap on nicotine pouches. After the hearing concluded, the board voted unanimously to adopt; Effective March 1, 2026.","2025-01-16",null,null,"2026-03-01","2026-03-01"]
["Everett","MA","City",49075,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Discussed NFG on 6/24/24. Board will receive more information before moving forward with formal consideration of a proposal.","2024-08-14"]
["Fitchburg","MA","City",41946,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health was expected to discuss updates to their tobacco regulations on 9/18/25. However, the meeting was cancelled. Will continue monitoring future agendas. On 3/12/26, the Board of Health will hold a public hearing. Included in the draft is a nicotine cap on pouch products of 6mg per pouch.  The draft also requires all pouch products to have FDA approval. Public Hearing held on 3/12/26; No vote taken. Final vote will be taken at April meeting. ","2026-03-13"]
["Framingham","MA","City",70963,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potential tobacco regulations updates. Current intel suggests the the board will discuss nicotine pouches in 2026.","2026-02-13"]
["Freetown","MA","City",9206,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","Will hold a public hearing on 2/5/25 regarding updates to their local tobacco regulations.  No NFG or Nic Pouch language in the draft."]
["Hardwick","MA","City",2670,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","Adopted NFG on in late January 2026. Birth date is January 1, 2005","2026-03-31"]
["Harvard","MA","City",6851,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health will consider NFG at their meeting on 9/10/24. Will continue discussing in the future. ","2024-09-20"]
["Holliston","MA","City",14996,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potential tobacco regulations updates"]
["Holyoke","MA","City",38238,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health discussed nicotine pouches on 11/19/25. According to the Health Director, this was an initial discussion and further discussion was expected to take place at the December 17th meeting. However, tobacco regulation discussion not listed on agenda.","2025-12-12"]
["Hudson","MA","City",20092,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health is considering updates to their local tobacco regulations. NATO has requested a copy of the draft regulations.","2025-11-07"]
["Ipswich","MA","City",null,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","On 4/6/26, the Board of Health will discuss updates to their local tobacco regulations.  Staff has been contacted to determine what policies are under consideration.  According to the Health Director, the board is only looking at changes to their licensing language.","2026-04-10"]
["Kingston","MA","City",13708,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Member of the Southern Plymouth County Public Health Excellence Collaborative; Collaborative will have a presentation on NFG at a future meeting. ","2024-08-02"]
["Lanesborough","MA","City",3038,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Discussed NFG in March 2025. The board requested additional information on what surrounding localities are doing regarding NFG.","2025-04-11"]
["Lenox","MA","City",5095,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health discussed tobacco regulations on 7/14/26. NATO has reached out to staff for the meeting results and to request draft regulations. Waiting to hear back."]
["Leominster","MA","City",43222,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","On 3/4/26, the Board of Health will discuss proposed updates to their local tobacco regulations. No NFG language but draft contains a 6mg cap on pouch products and requires FDA authorization. Meeting was cancelled on 3/4/26 and has been rescheduled to 3/11/26. At the meeting, the BOH gave consensus to move forward with formal consideration of these changes and to hold a public hearing on 4/29/26. Hearing postponed until 5/6/26.  Hearing held; No vote.  Discussion will continue on 6/17/26; a Final vote is expected at the 6/17/26 meeting. Adopted; Effective August 1, 2026.","2026-06-26",null,null,"2026-08-01","2026-08-01"]
["Leyden","MA","City",734,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health may consider NFG as a future discussion topic. The Board of Health discussed NFG on 1/6/26, 2/3/26, and 3/10/26.","2026-04-24"]
["Littleton","MA","City",10141,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","Board of Health discussed tobacco regulation on 11/12/25. Draft contains nicotine pouch restrictions but does not contain NFG language. Public hearing expected in January or February of 2026. Board will finalize draft in March and hold a public hearing on a 6mg cap on pouches in April. Public Hearing held; no vote taken. Meeting cancelled on 7/8/26; continuing to monitor. ","2016-07-10"]
["Mansfield","MA","City",23860,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","On 2/13/25 the Board of Health discussed updates to their local tobacco regulations. They are considering restrictions on nicotine pouches. No draft language at this time; Discussion continued on 3/13/25; Will continue to monitor.Board received NFG presentation and continued discussion on pouches on 4/10/25. No decision made on either policy and additional consideration is expected at May meeting. Discussed at June meeting; Board gave consensus to have a draft brought back at the August meeting for review.  Proposed changes will include a 6mg cap on pouch products and a permit cap with sunsetting language. NFG is not expected to be in the draft. On agenda for 8/14/25. Adopted a 6mg cap on 8/14/25; Effective January 1, 2026.","2025-08-22",null,null,"2026-01-01","2026-01-01"]
["Marlborough","MA","City",41793,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","Board of Health is looking at updates to their local tobacco regulations.  NATO has requested a copy of the draft regulations. Will discuss NFG and a tobacco license cap at meeting on 11/12/24. Discussion held; expecting conversation to continue in December. NFG on the agenda for meeting on 12/10/24. The Board of Health has indicated that they will not be moving forward with NFG at this time. Monitoring for nicotine pouch restrictions in 2025. In June 2026, a City Council Committee passed a resolution by a vote of 2-1 advocating for a local NFG policy.  Monitoring to see if the BOH places it on an upcoming agenda. ","2026-06-22"]
["Maynard","MA","City",10746,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","The Board of Health will discuss and vote on a 6mg cap on Nicotine Pouches on 6/23/26. Adopted; Effective August 1, 2026","2026-07-10",null,null,"2026-08-01","2026-08-01"]
["Medfield","MA","City",12799,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","Board of Health considering updates to their local tobacco regulations. Potential policy updates include NFG and pouch restrictions.  Expected to discuss in December but consideration was tabled until the January 2026 meeting. Discussion was expected to continue on 1/13/26 but the meeting was cancelled and rescheduled for 1/20/26. At the meeting on 1/20/26, the was not finalized. Public hearing will be held on 4/14/26. Hearing held; Final action expected on 5/12/26. Adopted NFG and moving all pouch sales to AOF unanimously. Birth date for NFG is January 1, 2006.","2026-05-14",null,null,"2027-01-01","2027-01-01"]
["Medford","MA","City",59569,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","on 7/15/25, the Board of Health had an NFG discussion on the agenda.  According to the Health Director, the board decided to not discuss it and have no plans to discuss it further \"at this time\".","2025-07-18"]
["Medway","MA","City",13115,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potential tobacco regulations updates","2025-06-26"]
["Millis","MA","City",8460,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potential tobacco regulations updates","2025-06-26"]
["Middleborough","MA","City",24245,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","NATO learned on 1/23/25 that the Select Board will be discussing and voting on updates to their tobacco regulations at the meeting on 1/27/24. NATO has requested a copy of the draft regulations. Received copy of draft regs. No NFG and no nicotine pouch language in the draft.","2025-01-24"]
["Montague","MA","City",8580,"Board of Health Regulations","Defeated","Board of Health will receive an NFG presentation on 1/28/26. Board is expected to continue discussing at their next meeting. Board will not be moving forward with consideration of NFG anytime soon.","2026-04-24"]
["Natick","MA","City",37006,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","Monitoring for potential tobacco regulations updates. Public hearing will be held on 10/6/25. Proposed changes include moving all nicotine pouch sales to adult-only retail tobacco stores and adding language pertaining to \"sniff tests\". Adopted on 10/6/25; Effective January 1, 2026","2025-10-10",null,null,"2026-01-01","2026-01-01"]
["Natick","MA","City",37006,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health is discussing NFG. Current intel suggests that the board is in the information gathering stage.  They are expected to continue discussing throughout the summer of 2026.","2026-04-17"]
["Norfolk","MA","City",11662,"Board of Health Regulations","Defeated","On 2/25/25, the Board of Health discussed updates to their local tobacco regulations. Nicotine pouch restrictions are expected to be included.  The board discussed NFG but it is unclear if it will be included in the draft regs. Discussion continued in March; No NFG consideration but looking at cap on nicotine pouches at 6mg.  Discussion expected to continue on 4/15/25. Discussion tabled tabled at May meeting; June meeting cancelled. Discussion continued at August meeting. Board decided to move forward with the scheduling of a public hearing, whish will be held on 10/28/25. The hearing was continued until 12/2/25. On 12/2/25, the hearing was continued once again until 1/27/26. On 1/27/26, the board voted to remove the nicotine cap from the draft. ","2026-01-28"]
["Northampton","MA","City",29571,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","The Board of Health received a presentation on NFG on 2/20/25. Discussion expected to continue at future meetings. According to staff, NFG will not be discussed on 3/20/25. NFG discussed on 1/15/26; Board gave consensus to hold a public forum in February 2026. February meeting cancelled. Public forum held on 3/5/26. Board will debrief and discuss next steps on 3/19/26. If they decide to move forward, public hearing expected in April. on 3/19/26, the BOH stated that final action will be taken at the April meeting. Adopted unanimously on 4/16/26; Birth date is July 1, 2005.","2026-04-24",null,null,"2026-07-01","2026-07-01"]
["North Reading","MA","City",15554,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Will receive a presentation on NFG on 8/22/24. Discussion expected to continue on 9/25/24. Meeting cancelled on 9/25/24. Item was not on the 10/9/24 agenda. NFG was discussed by the BOH on 2/11/25. Discussion expected to continue at meeting on 3/27/25. Has not been placed back on agenda. Discussion will continue on 8/7/25. on 8/7/25, the BOH directed the Community Impact team to hold \"Public Information Sessions\" over the next three months. After those sessions, the board will bring the item back for additional discussion. Item discussed on 2/10/26 and 2/26/26; No decisions have been made yet. Item not on agenda for meeting on 3/9/26; Continuing to monitor.","2026-03-06"]
["Norwood","MA","City",31611,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","The Board of Health is considering updates to their lcoal tobacco regulations.  Vote anticipated at October meeting. A copy of the draft regulations has been requested but at this time has not been received. Adopted a 6mg cap on pouches. Effective January 1, 2026. ","2026-06-19",null,null,"2026-01-01","2026-01-01"]
["Orleans","MA","City",6307,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","On 7/17/25, the Board of Health will consider amendments to their local regulations. No NFG language, but does contain a 6mg cap on pouches. ","2025-07-16"]
["Pembroke","MA","City",18361,"Age","Under Consideration","Pembroke Select Board is currently discussing NFG. If the board decides to move forward, it is our understanding that this item would be considered as a warrant article at Town Meeting and would require a vote from the citizens of Pembroke.","2024-11-01"]
["Peabody","MA","City",54481,"Board of Health Regulations","Tabled","The Board of Health will hold a discussion on NFG on 9/26/24. If the Board decides to move forward, a public hearing will be held on  10/24/24. The board decided to move forward with scheduling a public hearing for the 10/24/24 meeting. Board voted 2-1 to table NFG to allow time for the board to work with the retail community. On 2/27/25, the Board of Health approved a voluntary retailer compliance document. The board is giving the retailers a year to prove that they can be compliant with the provisions in the agreement.  After the year is up, they will review the plan to see if it is effective. If it isn't, they will reconsider passing NFG in Peabody. ","2025-02-28"]
["Pepperell","MA","City",11604,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","Board of Health reviewed potential updates to their local tobacco regulations on 9/16/25. NATO has contacted staff to determine the meeting results and to request a copy of the draft regulations.  Waiting to hear back. ","2025-09-19"]
["Pittsfield","MA","City",43927,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","Received a presentation on NFG in January 2025. Board wanted to gather more information but is expected to consider at a future meeting. Will continue to monitor. Discussed NFG and a cap on pouches at 6mg on 4/3/25. No decisions were made by the BOH and will be considered again in June. Item not on June meeting agenda. Additional discussion held on 7/2/25. The board is unsure if now is the right time to pursue NFG. The nicotine cap (6mg) on pouch products will remain in the draft.  The board was expected to hold a public hearing at their September meeting; however the meeting was cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for 10/8/25. Public hearing not listed on October agenda; continuing to monitor. Public Hearing was also not listed on the agenda for the November meeting.","2025-11-07"]
["Plymouth","MA","City",61217,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","The Board of Health will meet on 1/8/25 to discuss/review proposed updates to their local tobacco regulations. According to the agenda, they will be discussing restrictions on nicotine pouches.  There was no mention of NFG. Public Forum was expected on 2/19/25 but was moved to 3/5/25.Public forum held on 3/5/25.  No decision was made on which option the board would like to take regarding pouches. Meeting held on 4/2/25; still no decision made and the Board will continue discussing. Additional public input is expected at a future meeting. Discussion continued on 6/18/25. Discussion continued in October; No decision made and discussion will continue at a future meeting. Board received a presentation on NFG in January 2026; No decision made on if they plan to move forward with formal consideration. The board also discussed updates to their local tobacco regulations. The draft includes a 6mg cap on pouches. Consensus was to vote on the regulations at their next meeting. At the meeting on 1/21/26, the Board did not take a vote.  A vote will be taken at the start of the meeting on 2/4/26. Vote did not occur on 2/4/26; Board indicated that a vote will be held on 2/18/26. Adopted unanimously on 2/18/26; Have reached out to the Health Director requesting the effective date; Waiting to hear back.","2026-02-20"]
["Plympton","MA","City",2985,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Member of the Southern Plymouth County Public Health Excellence Collaborative; Collaborative will have a presentation on NFG at a future meeting. ","2024-08-02"]
["Rockland","MA","City",17803,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health will hold a public hearing on 3/16/26 regarding Nicotine Free Generation.  Meeting was cancelled. Monitoring to see when they meeting will be rescheduled. Public hearing once again cancelled on 4/10/26 due to a lack of quorum. According to Health Director, the board will not consider NFG anytime soon.","2026-04-24"]
["Rockport","MA","City",6992,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","On 6/30/25, the Board of Health received a presenation on NFG.  Per staff, the board agreed to move forward with the scheduling of a public hearing. There is no July meeting, and the next meeting is scheduled for 8/25/25. Item is on the agenda for the meeting on 8/25/25 under \"Old Business\". Discussion will continue on 10/15/25. At the meeting, the board is expected to schedule a public hearing at a future meeting. Talked with staff, and the board still hasn't set a public hearing date.  Board is expected to set a hearing date at the November meeting. Tobacco have not been placed on the agenda since October of 2025. Continuing to monitor. Public hearing expected on NFG at their June meeting.","2026-05-22"]
["Salem","MA","City",44480,"Age","Under Consideration","Salem is currently discussing NFG.  They are watching to see how Peabody proceeds with their consideration with NFG.  Discussion is expected to continue in 2025","2024-11-01"]
["Sharon","MA","City",18575,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","On 6/18/25, the Board of Health had a brief discussion on NFG. The consensus of the board is that they need more information prior to determining if they would like to move forward. The Health Agent indicated that they could revisit \"in the fall\" and contact the NFG proponents to give a presentation. The Board of Health discussed NFG on 3/18/26. No decision made and discussion will continue at future meeting","2026-03-20"]
["Shelburne","MA","City",1884,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health participated in a joint listening session with the Buckland Board of Health on 11/19/25 regarding NFG.  The BOH will discuss the policy at their BOH meeting on 11/25/25. No decision made and discussion will continue at future meetings. Discussion continued on 1/6/26. Board gave consensus to review current regs and the proposed regulation checklist at their next meeting, which is scheduled for 2/18/26. Board continued discussing on 3/4/26 and 4/2/26. No decision made and will continue discussing; Discussed again on 5/11/26; Board decided to schedule a public hearing for their 6/30/26 meeting.","2026-05-22",null,"2026-06-30"]
["Southborough","MA","City",10541,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Board discussed FDA approved products at their July meeting. BOH gave consensus to have legal counsel review lawsuit brought by retailer againt the Department of Health and 16 localities around the Commonwealth. Will wait to see how the lawsuit plays out.  Continuing to monitor.","2026-07-10"]
["Southwick","MA","City",9232,"Board of Health Regulations","Proposed","Board of Health is considering moving the sale of all nicotine pouches to age-restricted stores. On 10/3/24, the BOS decided to not include the restriction in the current draft regulations.  They will revisit the issue at a later date.","2024-10-04"]
["Stoughton","MA","City",29281,"Board of Health Regulations","Tabled","The Board of Health discussed tobacco regulations at their meeting on 10/16/25. The proposed changes include NFG and a 6mg cap on pouch products. The BOH will review and finalize the draft at their November meeting. They will then schedule a public hearing for a future meeting prior to adopting the regulations. On 11/20/25,draft was finalized. NFG birthdate changed from January 1, 2005 to January 1, 2006. Public Hearing will be held on 12/18/25. Public Hearing held; No vote taken and the Board is expected to place the item on the January 2026 agenda. At the meeting on 1/22/26, the BOH stated that they will hold another public hearing in March. Hearing is currently scheduled for 3/31/26 Hearing held; no vote taken. Final vote expected at next meeting. On 4/30/26 the BOH voted to table the NFG proposal for 6 months. ","2026-05-01"]
["Sudbury","MA","City",18934,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potential tobacco regulations updates","2025-06-26"]
["Sunderland","MA","City",3641,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health is discussing updates to their local tobacco regulations on 4/15/26.  NATO has requested a copy of the draft regulations to determine which policies are being considered.  Draft doesn't contain NFG or nicotine pouch restrictions.","2026-05-01"]
["Taunton","MA","City",59408,"Board of Health Regulations","Adopted","Initial discussion on tobacco regualation updates on 1/6/26. Most proposed changes are to align with state law. However, a board member would like to see a cap on nicotine content in pouch products. Due to this, the Health Director will be researching language, which will be provided to Board Members. They will discuss further in February. There was no mention on NFG. February meeting cancelled. Board will discuss in March. On agenda for 5/19/26; Discussed but no vote taken; Vote expected at June meeting. On agenda for meeting on 6/9/26. Adopted a 9mg cap on pouches; Effective July 9, 2026.","2026-06-10",null,null,"2026-07-09","2026-07-09"]
["Topsfield","MA","City",6000,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","On 4/28/25, the Economic and Community Development Committee received a presentation on NFG. ","2025-05-05"]
["Uxbridge","MA","City",14162,"Board of Health Regulations","Under Consideration","On 10/15/25, the Board of Health will hold a discussion on their local tobacco regulations. Spoke with staff, who indicated that there is no draft ordinance and a board member requested the item be added. Will continue to monitor for draft regulations. Tobacco regulations were discussed again on 12/16/25.  According to the Health Director, the board is considering fining structure changes and blunt wrap language.  There was no mention of NFG or nicotine pouches.  Draft still not available.","2025-12-18"]
["Wareham","MA","City",23303,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Under Consideration","Member of the Southern Plymouth County Public Health Excellence Collaborative; Collaborative will have a presentation on NFG at a future meeting. ","2024-08-02"]
["Warren","MA","City",4975,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Adopted","The Board of Health will hold a public hearing on 6/24/26 regarding a 6mg cap on Nicotine Pouch products. Adopted on 6/24/26; Effective September 1, 2026.","2026-07-10",null,null,"2026-09-01","2026-09-01"]
["Watertown","MA","City",35329,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Under Consideration","The Board of Health is discussing updates to their local tobacco regulations. No draft at this time and discussion expected to continue on 9/17/25. Discussion postponed again in September.  Draft was expected to be finalized in December but the meeting was cancelled. Next meeting in January. Received copy of draft; No NFG language but does contain a 6mg cap on pouches; Board is still reviewing the draft.","2026-05-22"]
["Wayland","MA","City",13943,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Proposed","On 3/10/25, the Youth Advisory Committee will discuss NFG; Will continue to monitor. Also monitoring to additional tobacco regulation revisions in 2025. The BOH discussed a nicotine pouch ban on 5/18/26; The Board will continuing discussing the draft at future meetings. Next discussion expected on 8/10/26.","2026-07-10",null,"2026-08-10"]
["Wellesley","MA","City",29550,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Under Consideration","The Health Director gave a report in September on potential updates to their local tobacco regulations. NATO has contacted the director to get a copy of the proposed changes to to determine the process moving forward.","2025-09-19"]
["Wellfleet","MA","City",3566,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Proposed","The Board of Health discussed nicotine pouch restrictions on 11/12/25.  A public hearing is expected at a future meeting. No date selected at this time for the hearing. Board tabled discussions until the May 2026 meeting. Public hearing will be held on 5/13/26. On 5/13/26, the board adopted all language to align with state law.  They will discuss all local options (Nicotine Pouches, etc.) at a future meeting.","2026-05-14"]
["Wenham","MA","City",4979,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Under Consideration","On 1/5/26, the Board of Health discussed a \"Tobacco Free\" article from the New England Journal of Health. Continuing to monitor.","2026-01-06"]
["Westborough","MA","City",21567,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Proposed","On 9/30/25, the Board of Health met to discuss single cigar sales.  The Board gave consensus to place minimum pricing on single cigars at $2.90. A final vote is expected at next month's meeting.","2025-10-01"]
["Westfield","MA","City",40834,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Under Consideration","The Health Director has been approached by another municipality asking if the BOH would like to receive a presenation on NFG at a future meeting. The Board will discuss if they would like to receive a presentation on 3/12/25. Board has decided not to move forward with NFG at this time.","2025-03-14"]
["Westminster","MA","City",8213,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Defeated","BOH discussed NFG on 12/1/25. Board decided to not move forward with consideration of NFG.","2025-12-12"]
["Whately","MA","City",1607,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Adopted","Discussed NFG and Nicotine Pouch Restrictions on 11/4/25; Board gave consensus to move forward with nicotine pouch language but two of the three board members had reservations with NFG; Next meeting is 12/2/25. On 3/3/25, the Board will discuss and vote on draft regs; No NFG but there is a provision that moves the sale of all nicotine pouch products to adult-only retail tobacco stores. Adopted on 3/3/26; Trying to determine the effective date. ","2026-03-04"]
["Winchendon","MA","City",10364,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Proposed","Board of Health discussed tobacco regulation updates on 1/5/26. NATO has reached out to staff to request a copy of draft regulations. Still waiting to hear back. No draft regs at this time.  Will continue to monitor. BOH met on 6/1/26 to discuss updates to their regs.  Board gave consensus to move forward with a 6mg cap on pouches. They briefly discussed NFG but decided not to pursue it.  Draft will be finalized at July meeting.  Public Hearing expected in August.","2026-06-05"]
["Yarmouth","MA","City",25023,"Board of Health Tobacco Regulations","Under Consideration","Board if considering NFG. Discussed on 12/1/25. Board gave consensus to discuss futher in early 2026.  Discussion continued on 1/5/26; Still no decision on whether they would like to move forward. Discussion will continue on 2/2/26. No decision made; on 3/16/26, the BOH decided to move forward with formal consideration of NFG. After town counsel reviews the proposal, a public hearing will be scheduled. On agenda for 4/6/26. Next meeting is 5/4/26. Vote to table failed by a vote of 2-2. Discussion will continue on 5/18/26; Item not on the agenda for meetings on 5/18, 6/1, 6/15 and 7/6; Continuing to monitor.","2036-06-30"]
["Gorham","ME","City",18336,"Flavor Restrictions","Proposed","On 4/13/26, the Ordinance Committee will discuss a flavor ban ordinance that was tabled in March 2024. Board will send item back to full council with a recommendation of \"No Action\". General consensus is that they will recommend that the full council submit a letter to the state that they believe this is a \"state issue\" and not a \"local issue\". ","2026-04-24"]
["Brooklyn Park","MN","City",86000,"Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","On 3/3/26 council held a work session. Council directed staff to conduct further outreach. Community meetings scheduled for 4/9 and 6/1. One-on-one Zoom meeting with staff on 5/8/26.","2026-05-07"]
["Clay County","MN","County Unincorporated",232249,"Flavor Restrictions","Tabled","County Commission held a public hearing considering amending flavor ban ordinance on 3/18/25. Commissioners decided to schedule further discussion for 4/15/25 and decide on any action.","2025-04-15"]
["Columbia Heights","MN","City",22358,"Flavor Restrictions","Proposed","City is considering a flavor ban, minimum pricing/package size, cap retailers with no new licenses until reaching to zero. The public hearing was heard on 10/27. Council heard testimony and decided to bring back 1st reading for further discusion on 11/10. Staff directed to modify regarding implementation dates, clear procedures for transferability in cases of business closure or owner death & clarification of packaging compontent. Last mtg scheduled for 11/24/25.","2025-11-18","2025-10-27","2025-11-24","2026-01-01","2026-01-01","Yes"]
["Crystal City","MN","City",22436,"Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","Council on 3/3/26 held a workshop meeting. No action was taken at this time.","2026-03-05"]
["Minnestrista","MN","City",9400,"Licensing","Under Consideration","Council held a work session on 6/15/26 on a possible ordinance banning new tobacco licenses. Grandfathering current license holders who follow new TRL which includes buffer zones. Next mtg on 7/20/26 for possible consideration.","2026-06-18","2026-07-20","2026-07-20"]
["Northfield","MN","City",21020,"Flavor Restrictions","Tabled","The city council is considering an ordinance to include: flavor ban, ban on coupons/discounts and minimum age of 21 yrs to employees selling tobacco products. The first reading was on August 4th. Council had many questions on the draft ordinance & postponed agenda item. No new date given.","2025-08-08","2025-08-04","2025-08-04"]
["Orono","MN","City",8200,"Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","Council held a work session on 3/9/26. Pending results of work session.","2026-03-05"]
["Plymouth","MN","City",79200,"Flavor Restrictions","Adopted","City scheduled a public hearing for 4/13/26 considering a full flavor ban and passed 5-1. The 2nd reading passed on  4/28/26. The flavor ban enforcement starts on 1/1/28.","2026-05-01","2026-04-13","2026-04-28","1/1/2028 - Flavor Ban"]
["Sherbourne County","MN","County Unincorporated",163000,"Distance Restrictions","Adopted","The County BOS will be hosting additional workshops in September to discuss final issues to possibly update the TRL. County will schedule workshops to discuss a draft ordinance. Staff has no draft ordinane at this point. Board meeting on 9/16, BOS voted on scheduling a public hearing date on November 18 & passed 3-2 vote.","2025-11-18","2025-10-21","2025-11-18","2026-07-01","2025-07-01"]
["Stearns County","MN","County Unincorporated","159,00","Flavor Restrictions","Adopted","The County BOC is considering a ban on coupon/discounts ordinance. The first public hearing is scheduled for 4/21/26. Board requested more feedback from community and impact to the retailers. In addition, directed staff to gather more information from surrounding cities on similar ordinances. The  BOC held a meeting 5/12/26 and passed a coupon/discount ban and lowering clerk age from 18 to 16 years old. Next reading passed on6/9/26","2026-06-10","2026-05-12","2026-06-09","2026-06-09"]
["Fargo","ND","City",136285,"Flavor Restrictions","Tabled","On 3/2/26, the City Commission wll receive and file a full flavor ban ordinance.  At the meeting, the commission voted 4-1 to table the ordinance until after the June election.  Stakeholder sessions are expected to take place between now and the election. a stakeholder session was held on 5/13/26.","2026-05-22",null,null,null,null,"Yes","Yes","Menthol, Mint, Wintergreen","No","No"]
["West Fargo","ND","City",41558,"Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","Monitoring for the introduction of a full flavor ban ordinance.","2026-02-27",null,null,null,null,"Yes","Yes","Menthol, Mint, Wintergreen","No","No"]
["Albany County","NY","County Incorporated",314848,"Licensing, Distance Restrictions","Tabled","On 9/9/24, the County Legislature will introduce a comprehensive TRL Ordinance. All current retailers will be able to receive a license. Restrictions include: 1,000 foot distance restrictions from schools (Grandfathers Current Businesses); Prohibits vape sales within 1,000 feet of schools (No Grandfathering); Sets a cap at 150 licenses; County will only issue 1 new license for every 2 licenses that are revoked or not renewed; this process will continue until there are only 150 licenses in the county.  Proposal is expected to be referred to both the Law Committee and the Health Committee.  Considered and tabled in both committees.  At this time, it is our understanding that a public hearing will not take place in October. Item remains tabled in committee; Continuing to monitor.","2025-02-28"]
["Buffalo","NY","City",278349,"Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","In late June, the Common Council approved a resolution requesting that the Law Department draft an ordinance banning menthol products. NATO will monitor to see if an ordinance is ultimately drafted for consideration.","2025-06-27"]
["Niagra County","NY","County Unincorporated",211000,"Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potenital flavor ban ordinance","2026-04-02"]
["Niagra Falls","NY","City",47000,"Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","Monitoring for potential flavor ban ordinance. ","2026-04-02"]
["New York City","NY","City",8804190,"Total Vapor Ban","Proposed","The City Council has introduced a proposed local law that would ban the sale of all disposable electronic cigarettes.","2024-11-22"]
["New York City","NY","City",8804190,"Flavor Restrictions","Proposed","On 12/19/24, a proposed local law was  reintroduced that would prohibit the sale of flavored cigarettes. Will continue to monitor.","2024-12-19",null,null,null,null,"Yes"]
["Norwich","NY","City",6685,"Licensing","Under Consideration","The Common Council is considering a TRL ordinance.  As currently drafted, would only allow 4 licenses in the city. Does not grandfather or allow tranfsferability. NATO has submitted a letter asking them to amend the draft to grandfather all current businesses and to allow transferability of license.","2025-07-11"]
["Oneonta","NY","City",15331,"Licensing","Proposed","The Community Wellness Committee briefly discussed tobacco licensing on February 5, 2025. The draft is still currently being worked on but it was noted that they would like to have to the Legislative Committee by spring. NATO has requested a copy of the draft when it is available. Draft expected to be ready for consideration in the the Community Wellness Committee at their June meeting. Update: June meeting was held but was not posted online. The TRL ordinance discussion was deferred to the 7/8/25 meeting. Received draft. No flavor ban language. Distance Restrictions and License Cap included in draft. All current businesses grandfathered and allows for transferability of licenses for gas stations. Discussion continued in January 2026. According to staff, no decisions were made and discussion will continue in the future.","2026-01-23"]
["Heath","OH","City",10412,"Flavor Restrictions","Adopted","Repeals the following regulations passed in 2024: Requiring a permit to market ENDS and prohibiting the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS, that haven’t obtained federal authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Adopted on 3/16/26 and goes into effect 30 days after passage.","2026-03-27",null,null,"30 days after passage","30 days after passage"]
["Clatsop County","OR","County Incorporated",41000,"Licensing","Under Consideration","Clatsop County is considering changes to its Tobacco Retail License (TRL) program, including joining Oregon’s statewide TRL program starting July 1, 2026 and amending the County Ordinance to a sole provision prohibiting the siting of a new tobacco retail business within 1,000 feet of a school.","2025-10-24"]
["Oregon City","OR","City",38100,"Flavor Restrictions","Under Consideration","City Council will meet on June 9 in a Work Session to discuss a potential flavored tobacco/nicotine ban. No ordinance currently. The Commission agreed to move forward with a potential local ordinance as well as gauging interest of surrounding cities on countywide action. They will hold another discussion in the next work session to discuss potential characteristics of an ordinance mirroring Multnomah/Washington counties. Discussion will continue at work session on July 7. The discussion on July 7 was focused on a push for a county wide ordinance. Oregon City will request via letter other cities in the county sign onto the request. They will approve the letter at the regular meeting on July 15 and send it out and give one month for cities to respond. ","2026-07-10",null,null,null,null,"Yes"]
["Burkeville","VA","City",417,"Taxes","Adopted","Adopted a 30-cent cigarette tax.  Effective July 1, 2026.","2026-06-17",null,null,"2026-07-01","2026-07-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cigarette","Per Pack","30 cents"]
["Gloucester County","VA","County Unincorporated",39500,"Taxes","Adopted","Adopted a Cigarette Tax of 40 cents per pack on 4/30/26; Effective July 1, 2026. County is also joining the Chesapeake Bay Region Cigarette Tax Board.","2026-05-01",null,null,"2026-07-01","2026-07-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cigarette","Per Pack","40 cents"]
["Henry County","VA","County Unincorporated",49702,"Taxes","Under Consideration","The Board of Supervisors are expected to consider a cigarette tax in the upcoming budget cycle. ","2025-03-14"]
["Independence","VA","City",1011,"Taxes","Under Consideration","Considering a local cigarette tax. Continuing to monitor.","2025-05-16"]
["King and Queen County","VA","County Unincorporated",6608,"Taxes","Adopted","At the 9/22/25 meeting, the Board of Supervisors had an initial discussion on a potential local cigarette tax. NATO learned in early 2026 that the Board of Supervisors adopted a cigarette tax of 40 cents per pack at their November meeting. The tax goes into effect on May 1, 2026","2026-01-23",null,null,"2026-05-01","2026-05-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cigarette","Per Pack","40 cents"]
["Warren County","VA","County Unincorporated",40727,"Taxes","Proposed","On 2/10/26 the Board of Supervisors discussed a potential cigarette tax at a work session.  The board is expected to hold a public hearing on a proposed 40 cent cigarette tax at their meeting on 3/17/26. The public hearing will not be held on 3/17/26.  Instead, the BOS will select the date for the public hearing at the March meeting. Will follow up with staff to determine when the meeting will be held. Budget Public Hearing scheduled for 4/14/26. The 40-cent per pack cigarette tax proposal will be part of the budget public hearing on 4/14/26. Hearing held. Vote anticpated for the last week of April. Adopted the tax and joined the NVCTB on 4/22/26; Effective July 1, 2026","2026-04-24",null,null,"2026-07-01","2026-07-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cigarette","Per Pack","40 cents"]

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["Summary of Alabama Local Ordinances on Vapor Products"]
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["Municipality","Passed Date","Stated Effective Date in Ordinance","Actual Effective Date*","Rate","Collection Point Noted in Ordinance"]
["Anniston","2025-09-30","2026-01-01","2026-01-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Attalla","2025-09-30","2025-11-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Bear Creek","2025-09-17","2025-11-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Calera","2025-08-18","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Chelsea","2025-08-19","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesaler acting as collector"]
["Citronelle","2025-09-25","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Coosada","2025-10-01","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Seller"]
["Cottonwood","2025-09-30","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Creola","2025-09-25","2025-09-25","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Cullman","2025-09-29","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","50c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Daphne","2025-09-29","2025-12-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Decatur","2025-09-15","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Dora","2025-09-25","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Dothan","2025-09-02","2025-12-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Double Springs","2025-09-11","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Elberta","2025-09-16","2025-09-22","2025-12-01","5% of wholesale price","Wholesaler, Jobber, Dealer, Distributor, or retailer"]
["Fairhope","2025-09-22","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","4c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Florence","2025-09-30","2025-09-30","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Foley","2025-08-18","2025-09-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Fort Payne","2025-09-16","2025-09-16","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Gadsden","2025-09-30","*upon adopt and publication required","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Gardendale","2025-09-29","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Geneva","2025-09-15","2025-09-30","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Glencoe","2025-09-23","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Gulf Shores","2025-09-22","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Harpersville","2025-09-30",null,null,null,"awaiting copy of ordinance"]
["Hartford","2025-09-15","2025-09-29","2025-12-01","$1.50 per unit","Seller"]
["Hokes Bluff","2025-09-23","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Huntsville",null,null,"2025-12-01",null,"awaiting copy of ordinance"]
["Jasper","2025-09-16","2025-12-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Leeds","2025-09-15","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Lincoln","2025-07-22","2025-10-01","2025-10-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Mobile","2025-09-30","2025-10-01","2026-10-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Montevallo","2025-09-22","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Montgomery","2025-09-30","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Mountain Brook","2025-09-22",null,"2025-12-01","10c per mL","awaiting copy of ordinance"]
["Muscle Shoals","2025-09-15","*upon adopt and publication required","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Opelika","2025-09-16","*upon adopt and publication required","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Orange Beach","2025-09-02","*upon adopt and publication required","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Oxford","2025-09-09","2026-01-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Pell City","2025-09-29","*upon adopt and publication required","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Rainbow City","2025-09-25","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Red Bay","2025-10-01","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Shorter","2025-06-12","2025-10-01","2025-10-01","10c per mL","Wholesaler acting as collector"]
["Spanish Fort","2025-09-29","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Sylacauga","2025-09-16","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
["Taylor","2025-09-16","*upon adopt and publication required","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale and Retail"]
["Tuscaloosa","2025-09-30","Not noted","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Wholesale  "]
["Trussville","2025-09-23","2025-10-01","2025-12-01","10c per mL","Distributor or Seller"]
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["*Act 2018-150 requires all counties and municipalities to notify the Department in writing of a new tax levy or amendment to an existing tax levy at least 60 days prior to the effective date of the new tax or amendment. Act 2018-150 also provides that the effective date of the new tax levy or amendment of an existing tax levy shall be the first day of the third month following the Department’s receipt of proper notification as required by law."]