Pennsylvania Department of Revenue issues the cigarette and other tobacco products license required to sell vapes statewide, and Philadelphia Code section 9-630 layers a city Tobacco Retailer Permit with density caps and youth-protection rules on top.
Any retailer selling electronic nicotine delivery systems in Philadelphia must hold a Pennsylvania Department of Revenue tobacco products license under 72 P.S. section 8202-A and a Philadelphia Tobacco Retailer Permit under Philadelphia Code section 9-630. The city permit is administered by the Department of Public Health, requires payment of an annual fee, and is conditioned on no flavored-product violations and proper signage. Section 9-630 also caps density at one permit per one thousand residents per planning district and bars new permits within five hundred feet of schools. Self-service displays are barred and clerks must verify ID. Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems specific advertising rules apply citywide.
Selling vapes without the Pennsylvania license or Philadelphia permit triggers fines up to five hundred dollars per day, permit suspension or revocation, and possible state misdemeanor charges under 72 P.S. section 8281-A.
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