(a) Beginning January 1, 2020, a county may not issue a license to conduct business as a specialty retailer of electronic nicotine delivery systems if the retail business is located within 1,000 feet of any of the following:

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(1) A public or private K-12 school.
(2) A licensed child-care facility or preschool.
(3) A church.
(4) A public library.
(5) A public playground.
(6) A public park.
(7) A youth center or other space used primarily for youth-oriented activities.
(b) This section does not apply to a specialty retailer of electronic nicotine delivery systems that obtained a business license at a location prohibited in subsection (a) prior to January 1, 2020, that has conducted business as a specialty retailer of electronic nicotine delivery systems at that location for at least 18 consecutive months, and that remains in the same location.