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State Legislative Info
GOVERNOR
Kate Brown
Office of the Governor
900 Court Street NE, Suite 254
Salem, OR 97301-4047
Phone: (503) 378-4582
THE SENATE
Secretary of the Senate
Lori L. Brocker
900 Court St. NE
Salem Oregon 97301
Phone: (503) 986-1851
THE house
Office of the Chief Clerk
Timothy G. Sekerak
900 Court St. NE H-271
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 986-1870
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Oregon LAWS & TAXES
laws
- The use of vapor products in a car while a child under age 18 is present is prohibited.4
- The use of vapor products in all public places, places of employment, jury rooms, at least 75% of hotel rooms, child care homes/centers, and within 10 feet of entrances, exits, windows or ventilation intakes of enclosed areas is prohibited.5,6,7,8,9
- Hospitals may not permit use of vapor products in the hospital or within 10 feet of a doorway, window or ventilation intake.10
- The use or possession of vapor products is prohibited in any Department of Human Services’ child care home or facility or within ten feet of any entrance, exit, window that opens or any ventilation intake that serves an enclosed area, during child care operational hours or anytime child care children are present.11
- Vapor products must be sold in child-resistant packaging which is not attractive to persons under age 18, and “labeled in accordance with rules adopted by the authority.”12,13
Tobacco/Vapor 21 Law: Federal law passed December 20, 2019 prohibits sales of all tobacco and vapor products to anyone under the age of 21 years old. FDA stated law became effective on that date. States may choose to continue with current age law at the risk of losing federal funding. Oregon already bans the sale of tobacco and vapor products to adults under the age of 21 years old.1
Flavor Bans: Federal law prohibits the sale of closed system devices (pods, cartridges) containing e-liquid in flavors other than tobacco or menthol.
A statewide flavor ban went into effect on Oct. 15, 2019, but an injunction from a state appeals court October 17, 2019 allowed products without THC to continue being sold.
taxes
- Oregon Measure 108 (the “Tobacco and E-Cigarette Tax Increase for Health Programs Measure,”) on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute, was approved by voters on November 3, 2020. The 65% tax on the wholesale cost of vapor products takes effect on January 1, 2021.15
- Smoke-free tobacco is taxed at $1.78 per ounce. The minimum tax is $2.14 per retail container.14
- Oregon Senate Bill 754
- Oregon Laws – ORS 167.785 Possession of tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems by person under 18 years of age
- Chapter 339 – School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety – 2019 Edition
- Chapter 811 — Rules of the Road for Drivers – 2019 Edition
- Chapter 433 — Disease and Condition Control; Mass Gatherings; Indoor Air – 2019 Edition
- Oregon Secretary of State Archives
- Oregon Secretary of State Archives
- Oregon Secretary of State Archives
- Oregon Secretary of State Archives
- Chapter 441 — Health Care Facilities – 2019 Edition
- 461-165-0180 Eligibility of Child Care Providers
- Chapter 431A — Public Health Programs and Activities – 2019 Edition
- Oregon Secretary of State Archives
- Oregon Tobacco Tax Overview
- Ballotpedia – Oregon Measure 108 (2020)
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