Tobacco & Vaping in Santa Cruz County, CA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Santa Cruz County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Flavored Tobacco Bans
Unincorporated Santa Cruz County bans the sale or possession-for-sale of any flavored tobacco product, including flavored vape liquid and menthol cigarettes, by any licensed tobacco retailer.
Santa Cruz County Flavored Tobacco Sales Ban
Heavy RestrictionsSanta Cruz County Code § 5.60.040(I) (flavored tobacco product prohibition)
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. 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 flavor...
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