Vape shops in DC need a tobacco retail license under DC Code 7-1721.04, must verify ID for buyers under 30, may not sell flavored e-liquids, and must keep all products behind the counter or in locked cases.
DC requires every retailer of electronic smoking devices to obtain a tobacco retail license from DCRA's Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection. Licenses cost $250 annually and require posting Tobacco 21 signage. Self-service displays are banned; products must be behind the counter or in locked cases. Online sales require third-party age-verification at order and signature on delivery. Vape shops within 300 feet of any school cannot sell flavored e-liquids, and citywide flavor bans apply to menthol vapes following the 2022 amendments.
Operating without a tobacco retail license, allowing self-service displays, or selling flavored e-liquids near schools can trigger DCRA fines up to $5,000 and license revocation for willful violations.
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