Tobacco & Vaping in Berkeley, CA (2026)
1 verified tobacco & vaping rules for Berkeley, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Flavored Tobacco Bans
California SB 793, ratified by voters as Proposition 31 in 2022, bans most flavored tobacco product sales statewide. Berkeley enforces the ban locally and prohibits hookah lounges from opening near schools.
Flavored Tobacco Ban in Berkeley
Heavy RestrictionsCal. Health & Safety Code § 104559.5
(b) (1) A tobacco retailer, or any of the tobacco retailer's agents or employees, shall not sell, offer for sale, or possess with the intent to sell or offer for sale, a flavored tobacco product or a tobacco product flavor enhancer. (2) There is a rebuttable presumption that a tobacco product is a flavored tobacco product if a manufacturer or any of the manufacturer's agents or employees, in th...
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