Aurora requires retailers selling vape and e-cigarette products to obtain a city tobacco retail license, comply with state CRS 44-7-103.5 age verification, and limit advertising visible to minors.
Aurora Code Chapter 26 mandates that any retailer selling tobacco, e-cigarettes, vape products, or nicotine pouches obtain a city tobacco retail license in addition to state registration. Licenses must be renewed annually, and applicants undergo background checks. Vape retailers must maintain age verification logs, train clerks on Tobacco 21 compliance, and avoid product displays facing public sidewalks visible to youth. Aurora prohibits self-service vape product displays except in adult-only stores. Compliance checks occur multiple times per year using minor decoys. Sales of unauthorized flavored vape cartridges are restricted under FDA enforcement.
Selling without a city license results in fines and immediate cease-and-desist orders. Failed compliance checks carry escalating fines from 250 to 5,000 dollars and potential license revocation.
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