Des Moines retailers selling e-cigarettes and alternative nicotine products must hold a city tobacco permit and a state Alternative Nicotine permit issued by Iowa ABD under Iowa Code §453A.
Iowa Code §453A requires every retailer of cigarettes, vape, e-cigarettes, and alternative nicotine products to hold both a local permit (issued by the Des Moines City Clerk under Ch. 26) and a state permit issued by the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division. Annual fees apply; renewals are due by June 30. Retailers must post age-21 signage, conduct ID checks, and pass periodic compliance checks (often using underage decoys). Online and self-service vape sales are restricted. Des Moines may suspend the local permit for repeat sales-to-minor violations independently of state action.
Operating without a current permit, selling to under-21 customers, allowing self-service of regulated tobacco, or failing required signage can lead to fines and permit suspension or revocation.
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