Sacramento City Code Chapter 5.150 banned the sale of flavored tobacco products (including menthol cigarettes and flavored vape) before California enacted the statewide ban via Senate Bill 793 (2020), upheld by voters as Proposition 31 in 2022.
Sacramento adopted Chapter 5.150 of the City Code restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products at city tobacco retailers, predating California's statewide ban. California Senate Bill 793 (2020) prohibits retail sale of most flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars, and flavored e-cigarettes. The tobacco industry referendum (Proposition 31, 2022) was rejected by voters, allowing SB 793 to take effect. Limited exemptions exist for premium cigars, loose-leaf pipe tobacco, and shisha. Sacramento Code Enforcement, in coordination with California Department of Public Health, enforces compliance through retailer inspections and decoy operations.
Selling banned flavored tobacco products can result in city tobacco retail license suspension, state fines under Health and Safety Code 104559.5, and possible criminal misdemeanor charges for repeat violators.
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