{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-912.4","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-912.4","heading":"Regulation of tobacco and hemp product retail sale locations","body":"Any locality may by ordinance regulate the retail sale locations of retail tobacco products, as such term is defined in § 18.2-371.2, or hemp products intended for smoking, as such term is defined in § 3.2-4112, for any such retail sale location and may prohibit a retail sale location on property within 1,000 linear feet of a child day center as defined in § 22.1-289.02 or a public, private, or parochial school. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall not affect (i) a licensee holding a valid license under § 4.1-206.3 or (ii) any retail sale location of retail tobacco products or hemp products intended for smoking operating before July 1, 2024.2024, c. 536; 2025, cc. 595, 596.","path":["Title 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns","Subtitle II. Powers of Local Government","Chapter 9. General Powers of Local Governments","Article 1. Public Health and Safety; Nuisances"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-912.4/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"69648435f4131ff40a4b88b7bc7eeeec84b0ae07a300b90dc481fe625ac929d1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-912.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-913"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}