Including electronic cigarettes in the City's current smoking prohibition follows the lead of other Kansas cities: Olathe, Overland Park, McPherson, and Kansas City which added e-cigarettes to their anti-smoking ordinances. The amendments to the ordinance include the following:
(1) Define ‘electronic cigarette’;
(2) Redefine ‘smoking’ to include electronic cigarettes;
(3) Create an exemption – similar to the exemption for tobacco stores - for Retail businesses that sell electronic cigarettes (e.g. ‘vape’ shops); and
(4) Require businesses to post signs that prohibit smoking, including electronic cigarettes.