2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Riverside County, California.
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California Senate Bill 7 raised the minimum sales age for tobacco and vape products to 21, ahead of federal Tobacco 21, and Riverside County retailers must verify identification and post age signage.
California Business and Professions Code Section 22963 (Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act - STAKE Act)
(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...
California Senate Bill 793, upheld by Proposition 31 in 2022, bans the sale of flavored tobacco products statewide, including in Riverside County retailers, with limited exemptions for certain hookah and premium cigars.
California Health and Safety Code Section 104559.5 (Article 5. Tobacco Sale Prohibition)
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) 'Characterizing flavor' means a taste or odor, distinguishable by an ordinary consumer either prior to or during the consumption of a tobacco product, other than the taste or odor of tobacco, including, but not limited to, tastes or odors relating to any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beve...
1 cities in Riverside County have their own tobacco & vaping rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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