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Warren County officials weigh local action after rise in youth use of nitrous oxide canisters
Summary
Warren County public health staff and supervisors discussed gaps in enforcement of state laws restricting sales of nitrous oxide canisters and asked county attorney and administration to research local and intergovernmental options, including letters to state legislators and county health associations.
Dan Durkee, Warren County public health administrator and emergency preparedness coordinator, told the Rules Committee he had been asked to research the sale and regulation of nitrous oxide after public concern about recreational use by young people. Durkee said his inquiries showed mixed jurisdictional responsibility: local health inspectors at the Glens Falls branch “have no regulatory authority” over sales because the products are not covered under tobacco enforcement, and Attorney General and Ag & Markets staff do not appear to enforce the 21‑plus sales provision consistently. "We would support any efforts to ban it, sale in tobacco, and vape shops, but we really do not…
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