Tobacco & Vaping in San Diego, CA (2026)
3 verified tobacco & vaping rules for San Diego, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Vape Retail Rules
San Diego requires every shop selling electronic cigarettes to hold a Tobacco Retail License under SDMC section 32.51 plus a state CDTFA license. Sales of flavored vape products are banned under SDMC section 32.50.04 and California SB-793.
Vape retailers need a San Diego Tobacco Retail License
Some RestrictionsTobacco Age Restrictions
Federal Tobacco 21 (Public Law 116-94) and California Business and Professions Code section 22963 bar San Diego retailers from selling cigarettes, cigars, vapes, or any tobacco product to anyone under 21. Photo ID is mandatory at every transaction.
Tobacco and vape sales restricted to age twenty-one
Heavy RestrictionsCal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22963
(a) The sale, distribution, or nonsale distribution of tobacco products directly or indirectly to any person under 21 years of age through the United States Postal Service or through any other public or private postal or package delivery service at locations, including, but not limited to, public mailboxes and mailbox stores, is prohibited. (b) Any person selling or distributing, or engaging in...
Flavored Tobacco Bans
San Diego SDMC section 32.50.04 bans the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars, and flavored e-liquids, in the city. California SB-793 imposes the same ban statewide as of December 2022.
Flavored tobacco and vape sales banned in San Diego
Heavy RestrictionsLooking for San Diego County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement San Diego city rules.
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