Vape and e-cigarette retailers in Minneapolis need a tobacco license under Title 8 Chapter 281 and must comply with T21, flavor restrictions, and a license density cap. New licenses are limited and tied to a citywide cap.
Minneapolis treats e-cigarettes and vape devices as tobacco products under Title 8 Chapter 281, requiring a city tobacco license to sell them. Retailers must comply with the 21-and-up age requirement, the flavor restriction limiting flavored products to adult-only shops, and minimum-pricing rules for cigars. Minneapolis has capped the total number of tobacco licenses citywide and uses a no-net-new policy in some neighborhoods, so a new vape shop typically must acquire an existing license rather than receive a new one. Compliance checks, signage, and clerk training requirements apply equally to vape retailers.
Selling vape products without a tobacco license, exceeding density caps, ignoring flavor restrictions, or skipping required compliance checks can lead to fines and revocation of the tobacco license.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis prohibits the sale of tobacco, vape, and nicotine products to anyone under 21 under Title 8 Chapter 281. The local rule predates Minn. Stat. §609...
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis restricts the sale of flavored tobacco and vape products to adult-only tobacco shops under Title 8 Chapter 281. Menthol and mint flavors are incl...
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