The bill amends the Colorado Consumer Protection Act to make
the sale of electronic smoking devices that have not received authorization by the federal food and drug administration (FDA) an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
To sell electronic smoking devices in the state, the bill requires a
manufacturer of electronic smoking devices to be authorized by the FDA. The attorney general must compile and maintain a directory of all manufacturers and electronic smoking devices that have been authorized by the FDA. Retailers, distributors, wholesalers, or other intermediary entities are not permitted to sell electronic smoking devices that do not have FDA authorization and do not appear in the directory, and violations of the bill are subject to civil penalties under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.
