§ 24-14. Child Resistant Packaging of Liquid Nicotine Container Required.  


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  • (a) Definitions. In this Section, the following words have the meanings indicated:
    Child resistant packaging means packaging that is:
    (1) designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under 5 years of age to open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance contained therein within a reasonable time;
    (2) not difficult for normal adults to use properly; and
    (3) tested in accordance with the method described in Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Section 1700.20, as in effect on March 3, 2015.
    Child resistant packaging does not mean packaging which all such children cannot open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount within a reasonable time.
    Liquid nicotine container means a container that is used to hold liquid containing nicotine in any concentration.
    (b) Child resistant packaging required. A retail seller of any liquid nicotine or liquid nicotine container must not sell, resell, distribute, dispense, or give away:
    (1) any liquid or gel substance containing nicotine unless the substance is in child resistant packaging; or
    (2) any nicotine liquid container unless the container constitutes child resistant packaging.
    (c) Exceptions. This Section does not apply to a liquid nicotine container that is sold, marketed, or intended for use in an electronic cigarette if the container is prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer and not intended to be opened by the consumer. (, § 2.)