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Selectman Barbier urges ban on vape shops; city attorney to seek ATC opinion
Summary
Selectman Brent Barbier said he would like vape shops outlawed in Plaquemine. City Attorney Joseph B. Dupont, Jr. said he has researched the matter and contacted the Alcohol Tobacco Control (ATC) agency for a written opinion.
Selectman Brent Barbier told the committee on Jan. 27 that he would like vape shops outlawed in the city of Plaquemine. Barbier's comment was recorded as a policy preference rather than a formal motion.
City Attorney Joseph B. Dupont, Jr. said he has researched the issue and has spoken to the Alcohol Tobacco Control (ATC); he said ATC will provide a written opinion for the city to consider. The transcript does not show an ordinance draft or a motion to direct the attorney to prepare one; it records only the attorney's outreach and the selectman's request.
Next steps: the city attorney's written opinion from ATC will inform whether and how the city could pursue regulation or prohibition of vape shops.
No enforcement mechanism, timeline, or legal basis was approved at the committee meeting.
