(1) (a) The Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing is hereby created and established within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(b) The Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing shall be managed by a division director, whose appointment shall be subject to KRS 12.050.
(2) The Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing shall carry out enforcement provisions of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 as they relate to the regulation of alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, and vapor products, including promulgating administrative regulations that govern the sale and distribution of alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, and vapor products.