Sacramento requires a separate Tobacco Retailer License under City Code Chapter 5.156 in addition to the state CDTFA license. The city banned flavored tobacco sales locally before California's statewide flavor ban took effect.
Sacramento City Code requires every retailer of tobacco, electronic smoking devices, and related products to obtain a Sacramento Tobacco Retailer License, in addition to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration license. Sacramento adopted a flavored tobacco sales ban that predates California's statewide SB 793 flavor ban, which voters affirmed at Proposition 31 in 2022. The city license enables enforcement against unlicensed sales, sales to minors, and flavored product sales. Decoy compliance checks are routine. License fees fund enforcement; repeat violations can lead to suspension or revocation of the local license, ending lawful sales at that location.
First violations bring fines of several hundred dollars; repeat violations within 24 months trigger escalating suspensions, eventual revocation, and civil penalties, plus state-level CDTFA action and possible misdemeanor charges for sales to minors.
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