Liquid nicotine; packaging (a) Unless specifically preempted by federal law, no person shall manufacture, regardless of location, for sale in; offer for sale in; sell in or into the stream of commerce in; or otherwise introduce into the stream of commerce in Vermont: (1) any liquid or gel substance containing nicotine unless that product is contained in child-resistant packaging; or (2) any nicotine liquid container unless that container constitutes child-resistant packaging.(b) As used in this section:(1) 'Child-resistant packaging' means packaging that is designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under five years of age to open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance in the container within a reasonable time and not difficult for normal adults to use properly, but does not mean packaging that all children under five years of age cannot open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance in the container within a reasonable time. (2) 'Nicotine liquid container' means a bottle or other container of a nicotine liquid or other substance containing nicotine that is sold, marketed, or intended for use in a tobacco substitute. ime. (2) 'Nicotine liquid container' means a bottle or other container of a nicotine liquid or other substance containing nicotine that is sold, marketed, or intended for use in a tobacco substitute. The term does not include a container containing nicotine in a cartridge that is sold, marketed, or intended for use in a tobacco substitute if the cartridge is prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer and not intended to be opened by the consumer. (Added 2013, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; amended 2017, No. 83, § 142.)
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