Jersey City, NJ Tobacco & Vaping: Flavored Tobacco Bans (2026)

Chapter 316 of the Jersey City Code, adopted by Ordinance 19-158 and amended through Ordinance 23-049, defines CHARACTERIZING FLAVOR broadly in Section 316-1 as any distinguishable flavor, taste, or aroma -- including fruit, candy, chocolate, vanilla, honey, cocoa, wintergreen, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb, or spice -- imparted by an electronic smoking device, tobacco product, or related product, whether the flavor is disclosed on the label or simply distinguishable by an ordinary consumer. A makes it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or distribute any electronic smoking device that delivers a Flavored Smoking Product, or to sell, offer, or distribute the Flavored Smoking Product itself, and builds in a rebuttable presumption: if the manufacturer or its agents made any statement, claim, or advertisement suggesting the product has or produces a taste or smell other than tobacco -- including packaging imagery -- the product is presumed flavored.

C bars smoking in violation of the state Smoke-Free Air Act. F to enforce the Chapter, with discretion to issue a warning on a first offense. Violations are punishable under Chapter 1, Section 1-25, and any retail license held by the violator can be suspended for up to a year or revoked for a repeat violation of Section 316-2.