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Clovis, CA Tobacco & Vaping: Flavored Tobacco Bans (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
CMC § 5.35.09(b)
Products covered
Flavored tobacco, cigars, shisha, loose-leaf
Presumption threshold
4+ flavored items = intent to sell
First fine
$1,000 administrative penalty
Repeat fine
$5,000 per violation within 60 months
Effective date
June 19, 2024 (Ord. 24-06)

Summary

Selling flavored tobacco, e-cigarette flavor enhancers, or flavored shisha, cigars, and loose-leaf tobacco in Clovis violates Municipal Code § 5.35.09(b). The local ban applies California's state flavored-tobacco law and expressly refuses to exempt premium cigars, shisha, or loose-leaf products the way some other jurisdictions' rules do.

It shall be a violation of this chapter to sell flavored tobacco products or tobacco product flavor enhancers in violation of the California Health and Safety Code and, as a greater restriction, such prohibition in this chapter does not exempt, but instead expressly applies to, premium cigars, shisha tobacco products, and loose-leaf tobacco... A tobacco retailer's possession of four (4) or more flavored tobacco items creates a rebuttable presumption the retailer possesses such flavored tobacco products with intent to sell or offer for sale.

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Full Breakdown

09(b), part of Clovis's tobacco retailer licensing chapter adopted by Ordinance 24-06 effective June 19, 2024, makes it a licensing violation to sell flavored tobacco products or tobacco product flavor enhancers in violation of the California Health and Safety Code, and states the local prohibition is a greater restriction that reaches premium cigars, shisha tobacco, and loose-leaf tobacco with no carve-out. 09(i)). 10). A flavored-tobacco sale is treated the same as any other license violation for purposes of the chapter's suspension ladder.

Violations & Fines

A first flavored-tobacco violation triggers a license suspension of up to 60 days; a second violation within 60 months, up to 120 days; a third, up to 180 days; and a fourth within 60 months can mean outright revocation with no new license issued for five years (§ 5.35.11(c)). Separately, § 5.35.14(e) authorizes administrative fines of $1,000 for a first violation and $5,000 per violation for any repeat within 60 months, and the City Attorney may prosecute violations as infractions or misdemeanors; product held in violation is subject to seizure and forfeiture.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is flavored vape juice legal to sell in Clovis?
No. Section 5.35.09(b) makes selling flavored tobacco products or flavor enhancers a violation of the retailer licensing chapter, mirroring the statewide Health and Safety Code ban, and the local rule expressly extends to shisha and premium cigars that some exemptions elsewhere allow.
How does Clovis prove a tobacco product is 'flavored'?
Under § 5.35.09(i), the City can rely on rebuttable presumptions: public claims that a product has a characterizing flavor, packaging or labeling suggesting a flavor, or any marketing that would lead a consumer to believe the product is flavored all count as evidence.
What happens if a Clovis store is caught selling flavored tobacco?
The retailer faces license suspension starting at up to 60 days for a first violation and escalating to revocation with a five-year bar on a fourth violation within 60 months, plus administrative fines of $1,000 for a first offense and $5,000 for each repeat under § 5.35.11 and § 5.35.14(e).

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