{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-28-11-7.1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 28-11-7.1","heading":"Specialty Retailer of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Permit; Application and Requirements; Sales Limitations; Age Restrictions on Premises.","body":"(a) A person desiring to operate as a specialty retailer of electronic nicotine delivery systems shall apply for a permit from the board. The board, by rule, shall establish requirements for the permit, which shall include an application fee of fifty dollars ($50). On approval by the board, the person shall pay to the board a permit fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000), which shall be renewed annually. All fees collected by the board under this section shall be deposited into the Vaping Licensing and Enforcement Fund under Section 28-11-10.\n(b) A permit issued under this section shall be valid only for one location specified in the permit application.\n(c)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), e-liquids, electronic nicotine delivery systems, and vapor-based alternative nicotine products may only be sold at retail by a permitted specialty retailer of electronic nicotine delivery systems.\n(2) An e-liquid, electronic nicotine delivery system, or vapor-based alternative nicotine product that has received a marketing order or other authorization under 21 U.S.C. § 387j(c)(1)(A)(i) authorizing the product to be introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce may be sold by a person permitted under Section 28-11-7.\n(d) No specialty retailer of electronic nicotine delivery systems shall allow anyone under 21 years of age to be within the retail establishment. Each specialty retailer of electronic nicotine delivery systems, as a condition of entry into the retail establishment, shall require each patron to verify his or her age using a third-party age verification service approved by the board. The age verification service shall require the presentation and electronic scanning of the patron’s driver license or nondriver identification card as a condition of entry into the retail establishment.\n(e) Any person who violates this section shall be punished as provided in Section 28-11-9(e).","path":["Title 28 Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.","Chapter 11 Sale of Tobacco Products Regulated by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=28-11-7.1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"5784dd8d350aab93398d33047c206cd6b229a36c59498001871ea888df2dd806","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-28-11-7","next":"us-al/ala.-code-28-11-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}