Paterson, NJ Tobacco & Vaping: Flavored Tobacco Bans (2026)

Sell, or offer for sale, or distribute, any electronic smoking device which delivers a Flavored smoking product or sell, offer for sale, or distribute, any Flavored smoking product inclusive of menthol. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a tobacco product is a Flavored smoking product if the manufacturer of said product, or any person, agent or employee acting in the course of their agency or employment with the manufacturer, has made any statement or claim or disseminated any advertisement or notice directed at consumers or to the general public regarding said product, which indicates that said tobacco product has or produces a taste or smell other than tobacco. Examples of such statement, claim, advertisement or notice shall include, but shall not be limited to images on the product's labeling or packaging which are used to convey that the product has or produces a taste or smell other than tobacco.

C. No person or business shall engage in the sale of cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, related products and any smoking paraphernalia in the City of Paterson without having a warning sign plainly visible at the point of purchase with the following or similar wording: "The Sale of Cigarettes, E-cigarettes or components, tobacco products, Related smoking products and smoking paraphernalia to Persons Under the Age of 21 Years is Strictly Prohibited by Law and Subjected to Penalties. Photo Identification is Required."

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