“Irvine police may begin enforcing the law against underage tobacco use, up to and including confiscating vaping devices, as part of a broader effort to make the city smoke-free. While smoking cigarettes and vaping are already illegal in California for people under 21, Irvine’s new rule would specifically allow local police to enforce the law and provide them tools to do so, City Attorney Jeffrey Melching said. The City Council will give the rule a second vote (which is typically procedural) on Jan. 28, and if it’s approved, enforcement would begin 30 days later. But officials indefinitely postponed a proposed ban on selling flavored tobacco products, after several small business owners said it would devastate their livelihood. Council members asked for more information on the city’s vaping businesses and the economic impact of a ban, but did not set a date to revisit the issue.”
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