Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0902
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§ 161.0902. E-CIGARETTE REPORT.
Official statutory text
(a) Not later than January 5th of each odd-numbered year, the department shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives on the status of the use of e-cigarettes in this state.
(b) The report must include, at a minimum:
(1) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding retail compliance with this subchapter and Subchapter R;
(2) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding illegal e-cigarette sales, including:
(A) sales to minors;
(B) enforcement actions concerning minors; and
(C) sources of citations;
(3) e-cigarette controls and initiatives by the department, or any other state agency, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the controls and initiatives;
(4) the future goals and plans of the department to decrease the use of e-cigarettes;
(5) the educational programs of the department and the effectiveness of those programs; and
(6) the incidence of use of e-cigarettes by regions in this state, including use of e-cigarettes by ethnicity.
(c) The department may include the report required by this section with a similar report for cigarettes or tobacco products required by law.
(b) The report must include, at a minimum:
(1) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding retail compliance with this subchapter and Subchapter R;
(2) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding illegal e-cigarette sales, including:
(A) sales to minors;
(B) enforcement actions concerning minors; and
(C) sources of citations;
(3) e-cigarette controls and initiatives by the department, or any other state agency, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the controls and initiatives;
(4) the future goals and plans of the department to decrease the use of e-cigarettes;
(5) the educational programs of the department and the effectiveness of those programs; and
(6) the incidence of use of e-cigarettes by regions in this state, including use of e-cigarettes by ethnicity.
(c) The department may include the report required by this section with a similar report for cigarettes or tobacco products required by law.
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