MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (WHNT) — In a Muscle Shoals City Council meeting held on Monday, the council unanimously approved a new ordinance that puts a tax on vape products sold at stores and businesses within city limits.

Shelves full of vapes at smoke shops in Muscle Shoals will soon see a price increase.

On Monday, the city council voted on a new ordinance that levies a tax on vape products locally, allowing Muscle Shoals to collect and administer the money.

Mayor Mike Lockhart says it was something that needed to be decided on before October comes.

“We had to entertain this before October 1, otherwise everything would’ve been mandated from the state, so for us to be engaged, we had to go ahead and do this. We will not enact it until the notices go out to the stores,” Lockhart said.

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