Vape sellers face $5K fines under new House bill
The Pennsylvania state House on Monday approved a pair of bills creating stiffer penalties for shops caught selling electronic cigarettes to minors and banning the sale of synthetic kratom. House Bill 1434 would hike the fine for a first offense for selling nicotine vapes to underage customers to $5,000 from $100-$500. Under existing law, the fine increases for each subsequent offense, with retailers facing a penalty of $5,000 only after they’ve been caught three times illegally selling vapes to underage consumers. The legislation is “about accountability,” Rep. Amen Brown, ...
