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FDA RULES FOR CIGARETTES,
CIGARETTE TOBACCO, AND
ROLL-YOUR-OWN (RYO) TOBACCO SALES
Are you taking the necessary steps to prevent underage tobacco use?

Check photo ID of everyone under age
27 who attempts to purchase cigarettes,
cigarette tobacco, or RYO tobacco.
Only sell cigarettes, cigarette tobacco,
or RYO tobacco to customers age 18
and older.*

Only sell cigarettes, cigarette tobacco,
and RYO tobacco in a direct, face-to-face
exchange.**

Do NOT sell flavored cigarettes, cigarette
tobacco, or RYO tobacco.***

FREE
SAMPLES

Do NOT give away free samples of cigarettes,
cigarette tobacco, or RYO tobacco, including
any of their components or parts.

Do NOT sell cigarette packages containing
fewer than 20 cigarettes or single cigarettes,
known as “loosies.”

PROVIDED BY THE FDA CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS
This flyer provides a snapshot of some of the requirements for cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, and RYO tobacco.
See our website www.FDA.gov/Tobacco for a full list of requirements that may apply to you.

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*Retailers must also follow state or local tobacco laws, even if they are more restrictive. For example, in some states the minimum age is 19.
**The sale of cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, and smokeless tobacco through vending machines and self-service displays is allowed in adult-only facilities where no person younger than 18 is permitted to enter.
Please note that tobacco product vending machines are banned in some states.
***Menthol and tobacco flavored cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, and RYO tobacco are permitted to be sold.
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FDA RULES FOR CIGAR SALES
Are you taking the necessary steps to prevent underage tobacco use?

Check photo ID of everyone under age
27 who attempts to purchase cigars.

Only sell cigars to customers age 18
and older.*

FREE
SAMPLES

Do NOT give away free samples of cigars,
including any of their components or parts.

Do NOT sell cigars in a vending machine
unless in an adult-only facility.**

PROVIDED BY THE FDA CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS
This flyer provides a snapshot of some of the new requirements for cigars, effective 08/08/2016.
See our website www.FDA.gov/Tobacco for a full list of requirements that may apply to you.

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*Retailers must also follow state or local tobacco laws, even if they are more restrictive. For example, in some states the minimum age is 19.
**An adult-only facility is one in which minors are neither present nor permitted to enter at any time.

RE-03 | Last Updated August 2017

FDA RULES FOR
SMOKELESS TOBACCO SALES
Are you taking the necessary steps to prevent underage tobacco use?
Check photo ID of everyone under
age 27 who attempts to purchase
smokeless tobacco.

Only sell smokeless tobacco
to customers age 18 and older.*

Only sell smokeless tobacco in
a direct, face-to-face exchange.**

FREE
SAMPLES

CAUTION
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WARNING

Do NOT give away free samples
of smokeless tobacco unless in
a “qualified adult-only facility”
and in limited quantities.***
Do NOT break open smokeless
tobacco packages to sell
products in smaller amounts.
Do NOT sell smokeless tobacco
without a health warning label.

PROVIDED BY THE FDA CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS
This flyer provides a snapshot of some of the requirements for smokeless tobacco.
See our website www.FDA.gov/Tobacco for a full list of requirements that may apply to you.

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*Retailers must also follow state or local tobacco laws, even if they are more restrictive. For example, in some states the minimum age is 19.
**The sale of cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, and smokeless tobacco through vending machines and self-service displays is allowed in adult-only facilities where no person younger than 18 is permitted to enter.
Please note that tobacco product vending machines are banned in some states.
***See Guidance for Industry: Compliance with Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco To Protect Children and Adolescents - August 2013.
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FDA RULES FOR ELECTRONIC NICOTINE
DELIVERY SYSTEM (ENDS) SALES
(Including e-cigarettes, vape pens, e-hookahs, e-cigars,
personal vaporizers, and electronic pipes.)

Are you taking the necessary steps to prevent underage tobacco use?
Check photo ID of everyone under age
27 who attempts to purchase ENDS.

Only sell ENDS to customers age 18
and older.*

FREE
SAMPLES

Do NOT give away free samples of ENDS,
including their components and parts.

Do NOT sell e-cigarettes in a vending
machine unless in an adult-only facility.**

PROVIDED BY THE FDA CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Examples of ENDS include e-cigarettes, vape pens, e-hookahs, e-cigars, personal vaporizers, and electronic pipes.
This flyer provides a snapshot of some of the new requirements for ENDS, effective 08/08/2016. See our website
www.FDA.gov/Tobacco for a full list of requirements that may apply to you.

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*Retailers must also follow state or local tobacco laws, even if they are more restrictive. For example, in some states the minimum age is 19.
**An adult-only facility is one in which minors are neither present nor permitted to enter at any time.

RE-05 | Last Updated August 2017

FDA RULES FOR HOOKAH
AND PIPE TOBACCO SALES
Are you taking the necessary steps to prevent underage tobacco use?

Check photo ID of everyone under age 27
who attempts to purchase hookah tobacco
or pipe tobacco.

Only sell hookah tobacco or pipe tobacco
to customers age 18 and older.*

FREE
SAMPLES

Do NOT give away free samples of
hookah or pipe tobacco, including
any of their components or parts.

Do NOT sell hookah or pipe tobacco
in a vending machine unless in an
adult-only facility.**

PROVIDED BY THE FDA CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS
This flyer provides a snapshot of some of the new requirements for hookah and pipe tobacco, effective 08/08/2016.
See our website www.FDA.gov/Tobacco for a full list of requirements that may apply to you.

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*Retailers must also follow state or local tobacco laws, even if they are more restrictive. For example, in some states the minimum age is 19.
**An adult-only facility is one in which minors are neither present nor permitted to enter at any time.

RE-06 | Last Updated August 2017