10/6/09: NY has first ordinance in the US banning the use of e-cigarettes and sale to minors.
The Suffolk County Legislature (New York) is the first ordinance in the nation to ban the use of e-cigarettes in workplaces and public places. The ordinance was voted through on August 18, and will take effect on November 1, 2009. Read both the ordinance or for the press release.
At an October 6 press conference in Paramus, NJ, Assemblywoman Connie Wagner announced her plans to introduce a ban on the use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces in New Jersey. The Paramus, NJ Board of Health is introducing an ordinance to ban the use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces on October 26. The Bergen County, NJ Board of Chosen Freeholders is introducing a resolution on October 7, to do the same inside Bergen County buildings and county parks/playgrounds. GASP was an invited speaker at the press conference, providing research and information on the concerns of e-cigarettes.
Read the newsclips on the October 6 Bergen County press conference from the Associated Press and the Bergen Record.
Click here for GASP's white paper documenting concerns related to e-cigarettes.
Last update: 4/11/11