As used in NRS 202.2485 to 202.2497, inclusive:

1. “Alternative nicotine product” means any noncombustible product containing nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether chewed, absorbed, dissolved or ingested by any other means. The term does not include:

(a) A vapor product;

(b) A product made or derived from tobacco; or

(c) Any product regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration under Subchapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 351 et seq.

2. “Distribute” includes furnishing, giving away or providing products made or derived from tobacco or samples thereof at no cost to promote the product, whether or not in combination with a sale.

3. “Health authority” means the district health officer in a district, or his or her designee, or, if none, the Chief Medical Officer, or his or her designee.

4. “Product made or derived from tobacco” does not include any product regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration pursuant to Subchapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 351 et seq.

5. “Vapor product”:

(a) Means any noncombustible product containing nicotine that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit or other electronic, chemical or mechanical means, regardless of the shape or size thereof, that can be used to produce vapor from nicotine in a solution or other form.

(b) Includes, without limitation:

(1) An electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo or pipe or a similar product or device; and

(2) A vapor cartridge or other container of nicotine in a solution or other form that is intended to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo or pipe or a similar product or device.

(c) Does not include any product regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration pursuant to Subchapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 351 et seq.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2843; A 1995, 2603; 2001, 2788; 2013, 1530; 2015, 1936)