Vape and e-cigarette retailers in Charleston operate under standard SCDOR tobacco licensing with the SC §16-17-501 age-21 floor. Charleston imposes no buffer-zone, density cap, or specialty tobacco retail license beyond state rules.
Charleston vape shops and convenience stores selling e-liquid operate under South Carolina Department of Revenue tobacco retail licensing. SC §16-17-501 sets the 21-and-up sales floor; SC §12-21-660 requires tobacco retailer licenses with annual renewal. Unlike Los Angeles or San Francisco, Charleston has not adopted local school-buffer zones, density caps, or specialty tobacco retail licenses. The South Carolina Public School Tobacco-Free Zone law (SC §44-95-20) only restricts tobacco use on school property, not retail siting nearby. FDA enforces federal premarket tobacco product authorization compliance.
Operating a vape shop without a state tobacco retailer license is a state misdemeanor; SCDOR may impose monetary penalties and revoke licensing for repeat or aggravated violations.
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