KEARNEY — It will be illegal for anyone younger than age 19 to vape or smoke tobacco in Kearney after the Kearney City Council updates the city’s ordinances next Tuesday.

At the meeting, the council is scheduled to make a number of minor changes to the city code that will ban smoking and vaping for anyone younger than 19. The changes in city code will reflect the actions of the Nebraska Legislature, which earlier this year approved LB149. The legislation bans usage and possession by people younger than 19 and establishes the offense as a Class V misdemeanor. The LB149 statute will take effect Jan. 1.

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