An Act relative to local boards of health and the sale of legal tobacco products in the Commonwealth

This bill prevents local boards of health in Massachusetts from banning the sale of legal tobacco products across an entire community. It requires that any such ban be approved by a town meeting or city council rather than being imposed solely by health officials. The law still allows health boards to address specific health code violations or emergency issues at individual locations, but it stops them from enforcing a total community-wide prohibition on tobacco sales.