Tobacco & Vaping in Contra Costa County, CA (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Contra Costa County, California.
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Flavored Tobacco Bans
No store in unincorporated Contra Costa County may sell flavored tobacco products or menthol cigarettes to anyone, a blanket retail ban that reaches fruit, candy, and menthol-flavored vapes, cigars, and little cigars alike. The county adopted the ban in 2019 after first requiring minimum cigar package sizes and in-person sales, and enforces it as a tobacco-retailer-license violation.
Contra Costa County Flavored Tobacco Sales Ban
Heavy RestrictionsContra Costa County Ordinance Code §§ 445-6.006, 445-2.006(h)
No tobacco retailer may sell, offer for sale, or exchange or offer to exchange for any form of consideration, to a consumer any flavored tobacco product or menthol cigarette. ... 'Flavored tobacco product' means any tobacco product, other than cigarettes as defined by federal law, that contains a constituent that imparts a characterizing flavor. A tobacco product whose labeling or packaging con...
Tobacco & Vaping by City in Contra Costa County
2 cities in Contra Costa County have their own tobacco & vaping rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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