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Council adopts ordinance imposing 10¢ per milliliter excise tax on vapor products
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance to levy a municipal license tax of 10 cents per milliliter on consumable vapor products, applied in addition to regular sales taxes.
The Jasper City Council adopted an ordinance imposing a license tax on consumable vapor products of 10 cents per milliliter. City attorney Russ Robertson described the measure as an excise-style license tax that defines vapor products and adds the assessment on top of existing sales taxes, similar to taxes on alcohol and cigarettes.
Council members discussed the measure in a prior work session and then moved and seconded adoption at the meeting. The motion carried with all members voting in favor.
The ordinance sets the per-milliliter assessment in municipal code; the transcript does not include an ordinance number or an implementation timetable for collection.
Why it matters: The new tax adds a city-level excise on vapor products and will increase the cost of those products sold within city limits; the measure follows similar local approaches for tobacco and alcohol.
