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313012(}15 City of Savage bans indoor tobacco sampling, further regulates e-cig use Savage Pacer: Local City of savage bans indoor tobacco sampling, further regulates a-cig use By ALEX HALL ahall a*swpub.com I Posted: Tuesday, Novem her 4, 2014 3:00 pm The Savage City Council voted Monday to prohibit customers from sampling tobacco products indoors at smoke shops, and it also drastically shortened the list of public places in which you can use electronic cigarettes (e -cigarettes). At its Monday, Nov. 3 meeting, the Council voted unanimously to amend a tobacco -related ordinance in order to ban in-store sampling as well as e -cigarette use in places like restaurants, retail stores and workplaces. "What this is doing is basically banning the sampling of tobacco products — which includes e -cigarettes — and then also making the use of e -cigarettes consistent with the no -smoking policies put in place by the state," said Savage City Attorney Ric Rosow. Savage City Council Savage City Council members include Christine Kelly, Gene Abbott, Jane Victorey, Al McColl and Mayor Janet Williams. The Council previously voted in February to place a one-year moratorium on indoor sampling to give the city time to develop a long-term solution in response to the issue. E -cigarette establishments, "vaping lounges" and "related lounges" were also included in the ternporary ban. Several metropolitan cities have enacted similar bans to halt action whi I e studies are done to detennine the best course of action. Shakopee enacted a moratorium on so-called "hookah lounges" last December, and Prior Lake enacted one in January. During a Sept. 8 workshop, the Council was presented with several regulatory options regarding hookah lounges and indoor e -cigarette use. Had the Council not taken action before February, the moratorium would have ended and indoor sampling in retail stores would have again been allowed. E -CIGARETTES Minnesota's Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 prohibits people from using e -cigarettes — or "vaping" — in places such as day cares; health care facilities; buildings owned or operated by the state of Minnesota, cities, counties, townships, and other political subdivisions; buildings and vehicles owned or operated by public school districts; and facilities licensed by Minnesota Department of Human http:llwww.swnewsmedia.comfsavage pacerinewsllocallcity-of-savage-bans-indoor-tobacco-sampling- further -regulates-elarticle 8d5f32bc-29e2-5c35-9650-7... 112