Retailers selling tobacco, e-cigarettes, or vaping products in Boise must hold a valid Idaho state tobacco permit and a Boise business license, and verify buyer ages under Idaho Code 18-1502.
Idaho Code Title 39 Chapter 57 regulates tobacco retail statewide and Idaho Code 18-1502 sets the minimum sales age at 21, matching federal Tobacco 21. Idaho preempts most local product or flavor bans. Boise requires every storefront, kiosk, and convenience retailer selling cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, or vapor products to maintain a Boise business license under Title 5, post age signage, train clerks, and refuse sales without ID. Inspections from the Idaho State Police and Central District Health verify compliance, and license suspension may follow repeat sales-to-minor citations.
Sales to anyone under 21 trigger criminal citations under Idaho Code 18-1502, fines, and possible state permit and Boise license suspension after repeat offenses.
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