Tobacco & Vaping in Santa Clara County, CA (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Santa Clara County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Tobacco Age Restrictions

Federal Tobacco 21 (Public Law 116-94) and California Business and Professions Code section 22963 bar Santa Clara County retailers from selling cigarettes, cigars, vapes, or any tobacco product to anyone under twenty-one. SCC Public Health enforces in unincorporated areas with photo-ID checks.

Tobacco and vape sales restricted to age twenty-one

Some Restrictions

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22963

(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...

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Flavored Tobacco Bans

Retailers in unincorporated Santa Clara County can't sell any tobacco product with a characterizing flavor other than tobacco: menthol, fruit, candy, or dessert flavors are all prohibited by the county's own ordinance.

Santa Clara County Flavored Tobacco Ban

Heavy Restrictions

Santa Clara County Ordinance Code § B11-578(i)

No Retailer shall Sell a Tobacco Product containing, as a constituent or additive, an artificial or natural flavor or aroma (other than tobacco) or an herb or spice, including, but not limited to, strawberry, grape, orange, clove, cinnamon, pineapple, vanilla, coconut, licorice, cocoa, chocolate, cherry, mint, menthol, or coffee, that is a characterizing flavor or aroma of the Tobacco Product, ...

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Tobacco & Vaping by City in Santa Clara County

2 cities in Santa Clara County have their own tobacco & vaping rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

San JosePop. 1,013,240

1 verified rule • Flavored Tobacco Bans

SunnyvalePop. 155,805

1 verified rule • Flavored Tobacco Bans

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