Plano, TX Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- Texas Comptroller e-cig permit
- Statute
- Texas HSC Chapter 147
- Indoor vaping
- Banned in covered places
- Adult-only
- Required for sampling
Summary
Vape retailers in Plano must hold a Texas Comptroller e-cigarette permit and follow the city smoke-free ordinance, which extends to vapor products in enclosed public places, restaurants, bars, and most workplaces.
Sec. 161.082. SALE OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE PROHIBITED; PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, with criminal negligence: (1) sells, gives, or causes to be sold or given a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product to someone who is younger than 21 years of age; or (2) sells, gives, or causes to be sold or given a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product to another person who intends to deliver it to someone who is younger than 21 years of age. ... (c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 147 requires every retailer of e-cigarettes and consumable vapor products to hold a state permit issued by the Comptroller, with annual renewal and a posted permit at each location. Plano enforces a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance covering enclosed public places, restaurants, bars, workplaces, and indoor common areas of multi-unit housing. The smoke-free rule has been applied to e-cigarettes and vapor products as well as combustible tobacco. Retailers must also display required signage warning of age restrictions and health risks. Sampling inside non-adult-only stores is prohibited. Vape shops typically register as adult-only retailers to allow in-store demos to customers age 21 or older.
Violations & Fines
Selling vape products without a state permit, allowing indoor vaping in a covered enclosed location, or failing to post required signage can lead to permit suspension, daily city smoke-free citations, and Comptroller enforcement under Chapter 147.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Plano smoke-free rule include vaping?
Can a vape shop allow in-store sampling?
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