Tobacco & Vaping in Santa Ana, CA (2026)
2 verified tobacco & vaping rules for Santa Ana, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Tobacco Age Restrictions
California Business and Professions Code 22958 sets the legal age to buy tobacco, vape, and nicotine products at 21 statewide, and Santa Ana retailers must check ID for any buyer under 30.
California Tobacco 21 in Santa Ana
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia Business and Professions Code Section 22958 (STAKE Act)
(a) An enforcing agency may assess civil penalties against any person, firm, or corporation that sells, gives, or in any way furnishes to another person who is under 21 years of age any tobacco, cigarette, cigarette papers, any other instrument or paraphernalia that is designed for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco, tobacco products, or any controlled substance, according to the following sch...
Flavored Tobacco Bans
California Senate Bill 793 prohibits Santa Ana retailers from selling most flavored tobacco products including menthol cigarettes, flavored vapes, and flavored cigars.
California AB 793 Flavored Tobacco Sales Ban
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia SB 793 (2020); Health and Safety Code Section 104559.5
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 employ...
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