E-Cigarettes
SFHC Articles 19R and 19S -- E-Cigarettes
Rules and Regulations for Retail Tobacco Sales (pdf)
Informational Postcard in Multiple Languages
Environmental Health Branch
Attention: Tobacco Sales Permits
49 South Van Ness Ave., Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94103
EHB-TobaccoProgram@sfdph.org
P: (415) 252-3800
F: (415) 252-3894
Text to 415-226-9564
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Legislation Restricting the Sale, Manufacture, and Distribution of Tobacco Products, Including Electronic Cigarettes was passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and approved by the Mayor on June 28, 2019. These laws will be effective January 29, 2020 as San Francisco Health Code, Articles 19R and 19S.
The informational postcard pictured below is available in multiple languages.
An E-cigarette is any device or delivery system sold in combination with nicotine for a single price which can be used to deliver to a person nicotine in aerosolized or vaporized form. An E-cigarettes may also be known as e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen, or e-hookah or other names. The definition of E-cigarettes includes any liquid or substance containing nicotine, whether sold separately or sold in combination with any device that could be used to deliver to a person nicotine in aerosolized or vaporized form.
You can read more specific details about Tobacco Product Marketing Orders from the FDA.
For assistance with your business, please contact the Office of Small Business located at: City Hall, Room 140, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94103
If you would like to make a complaint regarding the illegal sale of tobacco to minors or a related tobacco sales complaint, call 311.
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