Antioch, CA Tobacco & Vaping: Flavored Tobacco Bans (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- AMC § 6-8.14(A)-(B)
- Banned items
- Flavored tobacco and flavored/characterizing e-cigarettes
- Adopted
- Ord. 2207-C-S, March 8, 2022
- Amended
- Ord. 2215-C-S (2022), Ord. 2228-C-S (2023)
- License penalty
- Suspension up to 60-365 days, § 6-8.19
Summary
Antioch Municipal Code § 6-8.14 flatly bars every tobacco retailer from selling or giving away any flavored tobacco product and any e-cigarette or vaping device sold for use with tobacco. The ban covers sale, offer for sale, possession with intent to sell, and free giveaways alike.
(A) No tobacco retailer or business shall sell, offer for sale, possess with the intent to sell, offer in exchange for any form of consideration, or provide at no cost any tobacco or tobacco product that contains a constituent or additive, other than tobacco, that imparts a characterizing flavor. (B) No tobacco retailer or business shall sell, offer for sale, possess with the intent to sell, offer in exchange for any form of consideration, or provide at no cost any electronic cigarette or e-cigarette for use with tobacco or tobacco products.
Full Breakdown
" Subsection (B) extends the same prohibition to any electronic cigarette or e-cigarette sold for use with tobacco or tobacco products, closing off flavored vape sales alongside menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars and flavored smokeless tobacco. 21). 20. The flavor ban sits alongside the state's own flavored-tobacco restrictions, but Antioch's rule is a distinct, locally enforceable prohibition tied to the retailer's license rather than a statewide citation.
Violations & Fines
A retailer's first proven violation of § 6-8.14 can suspend its tobacco retailer's license for up to 60 days under § 6-8.19(B)(1), rising to 120 days for a second violation within 12 months and up to a year for a third. Selling without a valid permit separately draws an administrative fine of up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second, and $500 for a third under § 6-8.20(A), appealable to the City Manager and then Small Claims Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
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