Tobacco & Vaping in San Mateo County, CA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated San Mateo County, California.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of San Mateo County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Flavored Tobacco Bans
Under Ordinance Code Section 4.98.160(c), no tobacco retailer in San Mateo County's permit program may sell or offer for sale any Flavored Tobacco Product or Tobacco Product Flavor Enhancer, with a rebuttable presumption of 'flavored' triggered by the manufacturer's own marketing claims. The same section bars pharmacies from selling any tobacco product and blocks nicotine e-cigarette device sales, except at SFO's duty-free stores.
San Mateo County Flavored Tobacco Sales Ban
Heavy RestrictionsSan Mateo County Code § 4.98.160(c)
4.98.160 - Prohibitions Regarding Coupons, Discounts, Pharmacies, Flavored Tobacco, and Electronic Smoking Devices. (c)No Person or Tobacco Retailer shall sell or offer to sell any Flavored Tobacco Product or Tobacco Product Flavor Enhancer. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a Tobacco Product is a Flavored Tobacco Product if a manufacturer or any of the manufacturer's agents or emplo...
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