New York City Administrative Code Title 17 chapter 7 requires every retailer selling electronic cigarettes to hold a separate Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer License from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, on top of the NYC tobacco retail dealer license.
Administrative Code section 17-706 created a dedicated Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer License administered by DCWP, distinct from the standard Tobacco Retail Dealer License required under section 17-176. A 2018 cap freezes the total number of tobacco and e-cigarette licenses per community district at half of existing levels, so new applications are usually denied until attrition. Local Law 145 of 2009 banned all flavored e-liquids except tobacco statewide preemption was overcome through health-code authority. Sales to anyone under 21, online deliveries to NYC addresses without ID match, and pharmacy sales of any tobacco or vapor product are prohibited under section 17-176.1.
Selling e-cigarettes without an NYC license violates Admin Code section 17-706 with civil penalties up to $2,000 per offense; sales to minors under section 17-176 trigger fines up to $2,000 and license suspension or revocation by DCWP.
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