(WBNG) — The Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo says it has accepted a recommendation from the State Health Commissioner to ban the sale of menthol flavored electronic cigarettes in a press release Thursday.

Cuomo’s office says it has received and reviewed the recommendation from New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker to include menthol in the ban on flavored e-cigarettes and nicotine e-liquids.

The governor’s office says Cuomo has directed the health commissioner to hold an emergency meeting to adopt this new ban at the “earliest possible date.”

New York banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes on September 17, making it the first state to do so.

Cuomo’s office says it has directed the health commissioner to review whether menthol should be included in the flavored e-cigarette ban during this time. Zucker was told to report back within 14 days.

In a memorandum to Governor Cuomo, Zucker said, “Including menthol in the emergency regulation will send a strong message that menthol flavored e-cigarettes are anything but safe or acceptable for use by anyone in our state.”

Enforcement of the flavored e-cigarette ban begins October 4. State officials say local health departments, as well as the state department’s district offices, will handle the enforcement of the ban.

Cuomo’s office says retailers who violate the ban will be fined up to $2,000 per violation.

For more information, you can read the memorandum of the recommendation here.