Pembroke Pines, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum sale age
- 21 years
- ID-check trigger
- Buyer appears under 27
- Retail licensing
- None locally; preempted to state (F.S. 569.315)
- Enforcement
- Any city law or code enforcement officer
- General penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 90 days (§ 10.99)
- Repeat violations
- May trigger business license revocation
Summary
Pembroke Pines does not issue its own vape or e-cigarette retail license: § 155.512 says regulating the marketing, sale, or delivery of nicotine products is preempted to the state under F.S. § 569.315. What the city does enforce locally is § 134.10, which bars selling any electronic nicotine dispensing device or nicotine product to anyone under 21.
§ 134.10 PROHIBITION OF SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DISPENSING DEVICES AND NICOTINE PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE. ... (B)(1) Sale or distribution of electronic nicotine dispensing devices and nicotine products to persons under 21 years of age prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to sell, gift, deliver or otherwise transfer in a retail setting any electronic nicotine dispensing device or nicotine product, as defined by this section, to any person under the age of 21 years, or to a person who appears to be under the age of 27 years without first examining identification to confirm that the recipient is at least 21 years of age. ... (D) Penalties for violation. Any person found guilty of violating this section ... shall be subject to punishment in accordance with § 10.99. Repeated violations of this section may result in additional penalties including, but not limited to, an action to revoke a business license tax receipt.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
512; a vape shop needs the same city business tax receipt as any other retail use. 10, adopted by Ord. 1938 in 2019, makes it unlawful for any person to sell, gift, deliver, or otherwise transfer in a retail setting an "electronic nicotine dispensing device" or "nicotine product" to anyone under 21, and requires the seller to check identification whenever the customer appears to be under 27. The same section separately bans selling any product with a name or description resembling an illegal drug, such as "liqweed" or "hash oil e-juice," to anyone under 21 under the same 27-year-old ID-check trigger. 10(C).
Violations & Fines
A violation of § 134.10 carries the general penalty in § 10.99, up to a $500 fine, up to 90 days in jail, or both, applied to the clerk or the business regardless of whether the buyer turns out to be an adult or a minor. Section 134.10(D) adds a business-specific consequence: repeated violations can lead the city to pursue revocation of the retailer's business license tax receipt, on top of the criminal penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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