Coquitlam to ban e-cigarettes in same way as tobacco

The new bylaw will ban e-cigarettes “pretty well anywhere other than private homes and certain hotel rooms,” says city bylaw enforcement director

    

Coquitlam city staff is recommending councillors amend a smoking bylaw to ban e-cigarettes in the same way as tobacco to complement provincial laws on sale and advertising of e-cigarettes that will come into effect in September.

The amended city bylaw will ban e-cigarettes “pretty well anywhere other than private homes and certain hotel rooms,” said Stephanie James, acting director of bylaw enforcement for the City of Coquitlam.

That bylaw will go into effect in September, according to James.

Building owners will also be required to put up new no-smoking signs that depict both an e-cigarette as well as a cigarette as of January 2017.

The City of Vancouver already includes “electronic smoking devices” in its smoking bylaw.

The new provincial laws around the sale and marketing of e-cigarette products means they will be regulated in the same way as tobacco products – businesses cannot sell e-cigarettes to minors and retail displays cannot be targeted toward youth.

Health researchers have previously warned vaping can have detrimental effects for youth.

Resource : http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2016/07/19/coquitlam-to-ban-e-cigarettes-like-tobacco.html