Tobacco & Vaping in Santa Maria, CA (2026)
1 verified tobacco & vaping rules for Santa Maria, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Flavored Tobacco Bans
Santa Maria prohibits tobacco retailers from selling or possessing with intent to sell any Flavored Tobacco Product under Section 6-13.11, covering menthol, mint, fruit, candy and other characterizing flavors. Possessing four or more flavored items creates a rebuttable presumption of intent to sell, and marketing claims of flavor alone can prove a product is flavored.
Santa Maria Bans Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products
Heavy RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code § 6-13.11(a)-(c)
(a) It shall be a violation of this Chapter for any Tobacco Retailer or any of the Tobacco Retailer's agents or employees to Sell or offer for Sale, or to possess with intent to Sell or offer for Sale, any Flavored Tobacco Product. (b) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a Tobacco Retailer in possession of four or more Flavored Tobacco Products, including but not limited to individual ...
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