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.
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