Tacoma tobacco and vapor product retailers must hold a Tacoma business license plus a Washington state tobacco license, and must comply with the statewide minimum age of 21 set by RCW 70.155.
Tacoma requires every brick-and-mortar retailer selling cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, and electronic vapor products to register under Tacoma Municipal Code Chapter 6B and obtain a state tobacco retailer license through the Department of Revenue. Washington raised the legal sales age to 21 statewide in 2020 under RCW 70.155.010, and Tacoma defers to that floor. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department enforces signage, ID-check, and self-service display restrictions, and conducts compliance inspections. Repeat violations can trigger state license suspension and Tacoma business-license revocation.
Selling tobacco or vapor products without a license, selling to anyone under 21, or operating self-service displays exposes the retailer to state penalties and Tacoma business-license revocation.
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