Alaska law makes it a violation to sell or give tobacco, e-cigarettes, or vapor products to any person under 19 under AS 11.76.105, with federal Tobacco 21 raising the effective age to 21.
AS 11.76.105 prohibits the sale, exchange, or gift of cigarettes, tobacco, vapor products, or related items to anyone under 19. Federal law since 2019 raised the minimum legal sales age to 21 nationally, and Alaska retailers must comply or face FDA action. Possession of tobacco by minors is addressed separately under AS 11.76.106 and 11.76.107. Retailers must verify identification for purchasers appearing under 27. Boroughs may adopt stricter local ordinances, and the North Slope Borough and Bristol Bay Borough have at times imposed sales restrictions.
Sale to a minor is a violation with fines and may trigger license suspension; repeated violations can lead to revocation.
See how Fairbanks's tobacco age restrictions rules stack up against other locations.
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