Selling, giving, or furnishing any tobacco or vapor product to a person under 21 is strictly prohibited in Jersey City under New Jersey Statute 2C:33-13.1, which raised the legal purchase age from 19 to 21 effective November 2017.
New Jersey was among the first states to adopt Tobacco 21, banning the sale of cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, electronic smoking devices, and vape liquids to anyone under 21. Jersey City retailers must verify identification for any buyer who appears under 30 and post the state-issued age warning sign at the point of sale. Hudson County Health Department conducts undercover compliance checks throughout Jersey City, and repeat offenders risk losing their tobacco retail license. The age rule applies to brick-and-mortar stores, online sales delivered into Jersey City, and vending machines.
First offense $250; second offense $500; third and subsequent offenses $1,000 plus suspension or revocation of the tobacco retail license issued by New Jersey Treasury.
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