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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 796<\/a> and 821<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":372909,"section_number":"59.1-293.12","catch_line":"Restrictions on the sale of retail tobacco products to minors; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-293.12\/"},{"id":372911,"section_number":"59.1-293.14","catch_line":"Tobacco Retail Enforcement Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-293.14\/"},{"id":372912,"section_number":"59.1-293.15","catch_line":"Liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor product; directory","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-293.15\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":350513,"section_number":"18.2-246.10","catch_line":"Shipping requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-246.10\/"},{"id":350525,"section_number":"18.2-246.8","catch_line":"Age verification requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-246.8\/"},{"id":350869,"section_number":"18.2-371.2","catch_line":"Prohibiting sale or distribution, etc. of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by persons under 21 years of age; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-371.2\/"},{"id":372909,"section_number":"59.1-293.12","catch_line":"Restrictions on the sale of retail tobacco products to minors; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-293.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1487551,"object_type":"law","relational_id":372910,"identifier":"59.1-293.13","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.13","url":"\/59.1-293.13\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-293.13\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.13","dublin_core":{"Title":"Required education for retail dealers and employees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-293.13","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any retail dealer<\/span> shall be required to attest that it has conducted education and training for its employees related to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The provisions of § 59.1-293.12<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The prohibitions on the sale of retail tobacco products<\/span> to persons under age 21 and other restrictions prescribed by §§ 18.2-246.8<\/a>, 18.2-246.10<\/a>, and 18.2-371.2<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Forms of identification that are acceptable as proof of age; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The legal penalties that may be incurred for violation of the provisions of law<\/span> identified in subdivisions 1 and 2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIRED EDUCATION FOR RETAIL DEALERS AND EMPLOYEES (\u00a7 59.1-293.13)\n\nAny retail dealer shall be required to attest that it has conducted education\nand training for its employees related to:\n\n1. The provisions of § 59.1-293.12;\n\n2. The prohibitions on the sale of retail tobacco products to persons under age\n21 and other restrictions prescribed by §§ 18.2-246.8, 18.2-246.10,\nand 18.2-371.2;\n\n3. Forms of identification that are acceptable as proof of age; and\n\n4. The legal penalties that may be incurred for violation of the provisions of\nlaw identified in subdivisions 1 and 2.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 796, 821.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}