Idaho Bills

Amends and adds to existing law to establish certain permitting requirements regarding the sale of certain nicotine products, to revise provisions regarding the regulation of certain nicotine products, and to impose a tax on certain nicotine and related products.

RS33573 / H0884 This legislation expands Idaho's existing tobacco permitting framework to include vapor products and alternative nicotine products. It requires manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of these products to obtain permits and conduct business only with other licensed entities. The bill defines alternative nicotine products, including nicotine analogues, and applies existing tobacco regulations to them. It directs the Tax Commission to publish lists of active, suspended, and revoked permits, requires certain-out-of state vapor manufacturers to designate an agent for service of process and post a $25,000 bond, and authorizes the Department of Health and Welfare to deny retailer permits based on recent fraud, felony convictions, or attempts to evade prior permit denials or revocations. Products sold in violation of permitting requirements are subject to seizure and fines, with a second violation constituting a deceptive trade practice. The legislation also modernizes the tobacco tax to include vapor and alternative nicotine products, taxing vapor products at five cents per milliliter and alternative nicotine products at twenty-five cents per container.