HARD COPY: Department of Community and Economic Development, Division of Occupational Licensing. Anchorage (907-269-8173), Fairbanks (907-451-2852), Juneau (907-465-2550).

ONLINE:   Download and print the state required Warning Sign.

HARD COPY: Send a self addressed stamped envelope and a letter with how many signs you are requesting to: Arkansas Tobacco Control Board, 101 East Capitol Ave., Suite 401, Little Rock, AR 72201-3826.

ONLINE:  Direct download of the Colorado required state sign is available here.

HARD COPY:  The Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement may deliver to retailers the new 21 year state-required sign or sticker.

Download a copy, print and post the sign.  Go to the Division's website - www.date.delaware.gov -  for their posting of a download version and other information.

ONLINE:   Download the Georgia required sign

HARD COPY: Contact IDHW-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/SA-ADMIN, Boise, ID 83720 208-334-0642. A copy of the sign must be provided with each permit issued by the Department of Health and Welfare.

ONLINE: Download a pdf of required sign for retailers.  For tobacco only stores or vape stores, download this required sign.

See additional required signs here.  

HARD COPY: Contact the Department of
Revenue, Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control at 785-296-7015

ONLINE: Download sign here.

Contact The Louisiana office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control for more information.

Check the Maryland Department of Health, Maryland Responsible Tobacco Retailer Program website for the required sign, and how to obtain it.

Direct download of the required Maryland sign is available here.

HARD COPY:  Contact the Dept. of Health and Human Services. To order, contact the MDHHS Health Promotions Clearinghouse at 1-800-353-8227.

ONLINE: Download a pdf of the required Retailer Youth Tobacco Sign.   Note:  Website link rarely works. Best to calal 1-800-353-8227 regarding the state sign.

Retailers must post signs (8 1/2" x 11" or 93 square inches) at the point ofsale that say:

STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS. PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED.

Failure to post the required sign is punishable by a fine of up to $100.

NOTE:  The MS state law change to a 21 year minimum age did not change this 18 year signage requirement.  Even so, the MS 21 year minimum age and the federal law 21 year minimum age must be followed.

HARD COPY: Contact the Department of Revenue. Sign provided free of charge by the Department of Revenue 406-444-6900 or 866-859-2254

For more information, contact:

Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health

Carson City, NV 89706

Phone (775) 684-4261

HARD COPY: Contact the Department of Health and Senior Services at 609-984-3317

ONLINE:  

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. Signs must state:

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.

Businesses 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.

Businesses that sell e-cigarettes/vaping products must post a vaping warning poster, available here.

Retailers who violate this requirement are subject to fines, arrest and jail. For the 1st violation, retailers are subject to a $300 to $1,000 fine. For subsequent violations, retailers are subject to a $500 to $1,500 fine. Further, the retailer shall be assigned two points per violation.

ONLINE: To download pdfs of the required NY state signs, go to this link:

https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/tobacco_control/educational_materials.htm

For the NY City sign:  https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/csi/noid-prohibited-by-law.pdf

Download a PDF of the state sign.

HARD COPY: Contact the ABLE
Commission, Legal Division, 4545
North Lincoln Blvd., Suite 270
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
Main Office: 405-521-3484

For 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:

a) a sign in boldface type that states:

"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. Age will be verified prior to purchase.";

b) 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.

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Note:  The Department of Health and Environmental Control's Tobacco Quitline is 1-800-QUIT-NOW (as posted on their website page:   https://www.dhec.sc.gov/health/tobacco-quitline/im-ready-quit

Alert 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.