To order, call the WSLCB Enforcement Customer Service Line at HARD COPY: Information from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board website indicates that required signs are available at no charge to licensees. Note: The Department of Health and Environmental Control's Tobacco Quitline is 1-800-QUIT-NOW (as posted on their website page: Īlert to Retailers on the Federal 21 year minimum age law: Even though the state law indicates an 18 year age in its sign requirement, the federal 21 year minimum age law is required to be followed. Age will be verified prior to purchase." ī) a sign printed in letters and numbers at least one-half inch high that displays a toll-free number for assistance to callers in quitting smoking, as determined by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. "NOTICE: It is unlawful for a person under eighteen years of age to enter this store, unless the minor is actively supervised and accompanied by an adult.
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ONLINE: To download pdfs of the required NY state signs, go to this link:įor retailers (such as tobacco-only stores or vape stores) that have as its primary purpose the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or both, must conspicuously post on all entrances to the establishment the following: Further, the retailer shall be assigned two points per violation. For subsequent violations, retailers are subject to a $500 to $1,500 fine. For the 1st violation, retailers are subject to a $300 to $1,000 fine. Retailers who violate this requirement are subject to fines, arrest and jail. SALE OF CIGARETTES, CIGARS, CHEWING TOBACCO, POWDERED TOBACCO, SHISHA OR OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, HERBAL CIGARETTES, LIQUID NICOTINE, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, ROLLING PAPERS OR SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA, TO PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.īusinesses that sell bidis or gutka shall post in a conspicuous place a sign stating “SALE OF BIDIS (GUTKA) TO PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW” on a white card in red letters at least onehalf inch in height.īusinesses that sell e-cigarettes/vaping products must post a vaping warning poster, available here.
The law requires retailers to post a white sign with red letters that are at least 1/2 inch in height must be conspicuously posted in retail establishments.
Even so, the MS 21 year minimum age and the federal law 21 year minimum age must be followed. NOTE: The MS state law change to a 21 year minimum age did not change this 18 year signage requirement. PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED.įailure to post the required sign is punishable by a fine of up to $100. STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS. Retailers must post signs (8 1/2" x 11" or 93 square inches) at the point ofsale that say: See We Card State Law Summary and Read Disclaimer
The sign shall provide notice that all persons responsible for selling these products must verify, by means of photographic identification containing the bearer's date of birth, the age of any person under 30 years of age.
The notice shall be placed in a conspicuous location in the licensed establishment and shall be readily visible to any person who is purchasing or attempting to purchase these products. At each location where tobacco, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, or nicotine or lobelia delivery products are sold, the licensee shall display a sign in plain view to provide public notice that selling any of these products to any person under the age of 21 is illegal and subject to penalties.