Tobacco Retail License

Alabama regulates the retail sale of vapor products and electronic nicotine devices through Code Section 28-11-13, requiring permits, age verification, and restricted youth marketing.

Alaska regulates vape retailers through a state business-license tobacco endorsement under AS 43.70.075, while boroughs and cities may impose additional licensing, excise taxes, and…

Arkansas regulates retail sale of vapor products and e-cigarettes, requiring permits, age verification, and compliance with state tobacco laws. Sales to anyone under 21 are prohibited…

California requires statewide licensing of tobacco and vape retailers under the STAKE Act and the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act. Business and Professions Code 22970…

Colorado requires retailers selling cigarettes, vapor products, and other tobacco items to obtain a state retail tobacco license and follow strict point-of-sale rules.

Connecticut requires retailers to obtain a tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery system dealer license under CGS Title 21a Chapter 420a.

Delaware regulates vapor product retailers under 30 Del.C. Chapter 53, requiring tobacco retailer licenses, tax remittance on vapor products, and compliance with age verification rules…

Selling vapes in DC requires a District tobacco retailer's license before any product is offered or displayed. Vapor products count as "other tobacco product," so e-cigarette and vape…

Florida Statute 569.315 expressly preempts the regulation of the marketing, sale, and delivery of nicotine products and dispensing devices to the state, voiding most municipal…

Georgia regulates vape and alternative nicotine retail sales under Title 16 Chapter 12 Article 8, requiring licensing, age verification, and product compliance for retailers.

Hawaii regulates retail sales of electronic smoking devices and e-liquid under HRS Chapter 245 and 712-1258, requiring retailer permits, age verification, and packaging standards for…

Idaho regulates electronic cigarette and vapor product retailers under Idaho Code 39-5701 et seq., requiring permits, age verification, and compliance with statewide tobacco-21 rules…

Illinois requires retailers selling electronic cigarettes and e-liquids to obtain Department of Revenue licensing and follow age-verification, packaging, and tax rules statewide.

Indiana requires retailers to hold an Electronic Cigarette Retailer Certificate to sell vapor products, complying with age verification, packaging, and Tobacco 21 sales rules.

Iowa Code chapter 453A regulates vape and tobacco retail permits, requires retailer registration, and preempts conflicting local licensing schemes.

Kansas regulates the retail sale of electronic cigarettes and vapor products with a minimum purchase age of 21 and licensing requirements.

Kentucky regulates retail sales of vapor products through state licensing, age verification, and tax requirements. Retailers must verify ID for buyers under 30 and comply with…

Louisiana requires vapor and alternative nicotine product retailers to obtain state permits, follow age verification, and comply with restrictions on flavors and youth-oriented…

Maine regulates electronic smoking device retailers under 22 MRS section 1551-A and Title 22 chapter 263, requiring licensure, ID checks, and compliance with sale restrictions.

Maryland retailers selling electronic smoking devices need a tobacco/ESD retail license overseen by the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission. The 2024 Tobacco Retail Modernization…

Massachusetts heavily restricts vape retail under M.G.L. c. 270 § 28, banning flavored vape products statewide and limiting flavored nicotine vape sales to licensed adult-only smoking…

Michigan regulates retail sale of vapor products and alternative nicotine products under the Youth Tobacco Act, MCL 722.641 and MCL 333.12601.

Mississippi regulates the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems through its tobacco statutes, requiring buyers to be at least 21 years old under Miss. Code 97-32-9 and…

Missouri regulates tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor product sales under RSMo 407.925 to 407.934. The effective minimum sales age is 21 under federal Tobacco 21 law, though…

Montana regulates vapor and tobacco retail under Title 16, chapter 11 (Youth Access to Tobacco Products Control Act). Retailers need a state tobacco license and must verify age…

Nebraska regulates electronic nicotine delivery system retailers under the Nebraska Tobacco Products Tax Act and Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1418. Retailers must verify customers are 21 and…

Nevada requires vapor and other tobacco product retailers to hold a Tobacco Retail Dealer's License from the Department of Taxation, verify buyers are 21, and remit the 30 percent…

RSA 126-K regulates e-cigarettes alongside tobacco, requiring licensed sales, age verification, and packaging standards for vape retailers across New Hampshire.

New Jersey regulates vape retailers under NJSA 54:40B and NJSA 26:3D, requiring licensing, prohibiting flavored vape sales, and applying age-21 minimum purchase rules statewide.

New Mexico requires retailers selling electronic cigarettes and vape products to obtain tobacco licenses, comply with age-21 sales restrictions, and follow packaging and youth-access…

New York requires state retail registration for every tobacco and vapor product seller and bans online or mail-order shipment of vape products directly to consumers statewide.

North Carolina regulates retail sale of vapor products and e-cigarettes under NCGS 14-313 and requires licensure under NCGS Chapter 105, while the federal Tobacco 21 law sets the…

North Dakota requires vape and tobacco retailers to hold a tobacco dealer's license from the Office of the State Tax Commissioner under NDCC chapter 57-36, and to verify buyers' age…

Ohio requires retailers selling vapor products to hold a state license and comply with age-verification, packaging, and tax requirements under Title 57.

Oklahoma regulates vapor product retailers and tobacco sellers under state licensing rules, requiring permits, age verification, and compliance with statewide standards under Title 63.

Oregon licenses tobacco and inhalant delivery system retailers and bans online or mail-order sales of vapor products to consumers.

Pennsylvania regulates electronic cigarettes and vape products under Act 84 of 2016, imposing a 40 percent wholesale tax on e-liquids and devices and requiring tobacco product…

Rhode Island licenses tobacco and electronic nicotine-delivery system (ENDS) retailers through the Division of Taxation under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 44-20, requires age-21…

South Carolina regulates vape and e-cigarette retail through its tobacco and alternative-nicotine laws in Title 16, Chapter 17. Retailers may not sell to anyone under 21 under federal…

South Dakota regulates vape and e-cigarette retail sales, requiring tobacco licenses, age verification, and compliance with statewide tobacco distribution and tax statutes.

Tennessee regulates vapor product retailers under T.C.A. 39-17-1504 and related statutes, requiring age verification, restricting youth access, and prohibiting sales to those under 21.

Anyone selling e-cigarettes to Texas consumers must hold an e-cigarette retailer permit issued by the Comptroller, obtained for each place of business under Health and Safety Code…

Vermont regulates the retail sale of electronic cigarettes and vapor products through state licensing under Title 7, requiring tobacco licenses for all retailers.

Virginia requires retail tobacco and liquid nicotine sellers to comply with state licensing under Code 58.1-1021.04:1 and prohibits sales to anyone under 21 per Code 18.2-371.2.

Washington RCW 70.345 requires licensing for vapor product retailers, distributors, and delivery sellers, with state Department of Revenue oversight and tax collection.

Retailers selling electronic cigarettes and vapor products in West Virginia must comply with tax, age verification, and licensing rules administered by state law.

Wisconsin regulates electronic vaping devices under its tobacco statutes, requiring retailer licenses, age-verification, and excise taxes on vapor products, with state law preempting…