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Council adopts ordinance banning flavored tobacco and single-use e-cigarettes
Summary
The council adopted and waived second reading of an ordinance amending the city code to prohibit sale of flavored tobacco products and single-use electronic smoking devices.
GONZALES — The City Council held a public hearing and adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 4.7 (tobacco licensing) of the Gonzales City Code to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products and to prohibit single-use electronic smoking products.
Staff introduced the ordinance as a title-only matter. No members of the public spoke at the hearing, and the council voted to adopt the ordinance and waive the second reading, making the change effective per the ordinance language.
Why this matters: The ordinance expands local restrictions on the retail sale of flavored tobacco and certain electronic smoking devices, aligning the municipal code with a local policy choice to restrict flavored products in retail outlets.
Implementation: The city will publish the ordinance and notify licensed tobacco retailers of the new prohibitions; enforcement mechanisms were not amended during the meeting and will follow existing licensing and code-enforcement procedures.
