AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin City Council will vote on a resolution next week that may eventually limit the sale of vapes and similar products within 1,000 feet of schools and daycares.
"There are a lot of health impacts, it's been very challenging for the schools to handle effectively with the staffing they have and we have also seen a proliferation of vape shops that are often positioned quite close to schools and on the routes that students use to get to and from school," Austin City Council Member Krista Laine said. She authored the resolution alongside Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes.
Next week's vote would kickstart the process of potentially changing the city's land development code. Laine says the measure would not be retroactive, but would impact the ability to put vape or smoke shops near schools and daycares in the future.
"The City Manager is directed to explore options to regulate the sale of synthetic nicotine products and e-cigarettes of any kind so that none of these products may be sold within 1,000 feet of a public school, private school, or daycare," the resolution says.
The city of Austin has similar rules in place already for the sale of alcohol.
We have reached out to several Austin shops that sell e-cigarettes and synthetic nicotine products, along with the United States Vaping Association (USVA) and the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA).
CASAA has pushed back on the notion that youth vaping is an epidemic, as reported by the CDC, including skeptically looking at the CDC's youth vaping data.
CASAA has instead focused on vaping as a harm reduction tool for people looking to quit more harmful nicotine products like cigarettes.
"This is a draft resolution, and we will, as part of the resolution, be asking the city to complete stakeholder engagement, so we have the ability to craft the most effective positive impact on our students and our families and our schools with the least negative impact on businesses," Laine said.
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