GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska law already criminalizes minors possessing e-cigarettes, but Grand Island officials are pursuing a city ordinance declaring the same thing, nonetheless.

City Attorney Bob Sivick said police asked for the ordinance.

Sivick says the concern comes as e-cigarettes are growing in popularity — particularly among teens.

Sivick says having a city ordinance means the infraction can be prosecuted in municipal court and keep such cases from clogging the Hall County court system, where more serious crimes take precedence. Sivick says it also would give police the ability to confiscate e-cigarettes without the worry of having to return the product to the owner if the county attorney declines to prosecute.

Violation of the ordinance would carry a $25 fine.