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HOUSE RESEARCH Short Subjects Elisabeth Klarqvist Updated: June 2018 Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes The sale and use of electronic cigarettes, referred to as electronic delivery devices in state law, have been regulated at the state level since 2014. The Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA) prohibits the use of electronic cigarettes in certain indoor settings. Otherwise, requirements for the sale and use of electronic cigarettes are generally the same as requirements for the sale and use of tobacco and tobacco -related devices. What is an An "electronic delivery device" (referred to as an electronic cigarette) is defined as electronic cigarette? any product containing or delivering nicotine, lobelia, or other substance intended for human consumption that is used to simulate smoking through inhalation of vapor. This includes all of the components of the product, even if they are sold separately, but does not include products approved by the Food and Drug Administration as tobacco -cessation products, as tobacco -dependence products, or for other medical purposes, which are marketed and sold for that purpose. The definition of "tobacco -related devices" also includes devices intended to be used to inhale the vapor of tobacco or tobacco products. (Minn. Stat. § 609.685, subd. 1, paras. (b) and (c)) Where is use of The MCIAA prohibits smoking of tobacco products in public places, at public electronic cigarettes meetings, in public transportation, and in places of employment. (Minn. Stat. § § prohibited? 144.411 to 144.417) Use of electronic cigarettes is prohibited only in the following locations: Can local jurisdictions or businesses adopt more restrictive ordinances? • Day care centers • Family home or licensed group family day care provider homes, during hours of operation • Health care facilities • Any building owned or operated by the state, home rule charter or statutory city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision • Buildings owned by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota • Facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services • Facilities licensed by the Department of Health, but only if that facility is also subject to federal licensing requirements • Public schools Political subdivisions and businesses are specifically authorized to adopt more restrictive prohibitions on the use of electronic cigarettes or the regulation of electronic cigarettes, than the prohibitions or regulations found in state law. (Minn. Stat. §§ 144.414, subd. 5, para. (b); 609.685, subd. 4)