The following page lists New Jersey laws regarding tobacco prohibition.
For more information on each of the bills, please click on the respective title and you will be taken to the page for the law/bill.
The page will continue to be updated as further laws are passed.
PERTAINING TO WORKPLACES/BUSINESSES
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Required Signage for Tobacco Retailers
- "Effective November 1, 2017, licensed merchants must post, as a condition of the license, a legible sign, at least 6 inches by 3 inches in size with bold letters at least one-quarter inch high, stating the following: 'New Jersey law states: A PERSON WHO SELLS OR OFFERS A TOBACCO PRODUCT TO A PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE SHALL PAY A PENALTY OF UP TO $1,000 AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO A LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. PROOF OF AGE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE. -N.J. Stat. 54:40A-4.1'"
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S3265: Prohibits sale or distribution of flavored vapor products.
PERTAINING TO OUTDOOR RECREATION
PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS/INSTITUTES OF EDUCATION
PERTAINING TO MEDICAID/HEALTHCARE
LIST E-CIGARETTES AUTHORIZED TO BE SOLD BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
FDA authorization simply means the agency has determined these products are marketable in the U.S. It does not suggest that the products are safe or, in the case of e-cigarettes, that they offer a less harmful alternative to traditional tobacco products.
