The state Office of the Attorney General assessed the civil penalties to 19 stores in five counties.
The stores — 12 of which are in Wildwood — sold flavored electronic smoking devices and products, including mint, candy, fruit, and chocolate flavors, the stare Office of the Attorney General said in a statement. All were issued notices of violations.Undercover investigators bought products and observed flavored vapes being sold during an investigation that began in June.
On Aug. 13, eight Wildwood business owners ranging in age from 27 to 55 were charged by city police with sales of flavored vapor products where prohibited, a disorderly persons offense. “In the coming months, the city of Wildwood, Wildwood Police Department and Code Enforcement will seek to reeducate and work with tobacco and vape distributors to make sure that they know the law,” city officialw said earlier this month. “Our goal is to protect kids, and we plan to do that in unison with businesses that sell these products.
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