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Dalton council enacts ban on new standalone vape and tobacco stores
Summary
On March 16, 2026, the Dalton mayor and council voted to enact an ordinance banning new standalone vape and tobacco stores in the city and establishing definitions, grandfathering rules and conditions that would terminate grandfathered status for existing businesses.
Dalton’s mayor and council voted March 16 to enact Ordinance 26-02, a measure that bans new standalone “vape and tobacco stores” within city limits and sets specific definitions and conditions for existing establishments.
City Attorney Jonathan Bledsoe summarized the ordinance, saying it had been revised after public input “to be a ban on vape and tobacco stores that are located within the city.” The measure defines a covered store as one that derives at least 25% of…
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