Retailers in Castle Pines who sell tobacco and vaping products will be required to obtain a license from the city starting Jan. 1.
When it passed the ordinance Dec. 10, the city became the first municipality in Douglas County to pass such legislation, although similar ordinances have been implemented elsewhere in the state, according to a news release.
“I am proud of the ordinance our council passed last week,” Melissa Coudeyras, mayor pro tem, District 1, said in the release. “Vaping has become an overwhelming issue for our youth, and Douglas County has the highest teen vaping use in the United States. This is a step in the right direction to make it harder for our teens to acquire.”
In addition to requiring vendors of tobacco or nicotine-containing products to be licensed, the ordinance raises the minimum legal sales age for tobacco and nicotine products to 21. Additionally, employees or clerks selling tobacco and nicotine products must be 21 or older.
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