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State Legislative Info
GOVERNOR
Ron DeSantis
The Capitol
400 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 488-7146
THE SENATE
Office of the Secretary
Debbie Brown
The Capitol
404 S. Monroe Street, Suite 405
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 487-5270
THE house
Office of the Clerk
Portia Palmer
The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone:(850) 717-5400
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Florida LAWS & TAXES
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- It is unlawful to sell, deliver, barter, furnish, or give, directly or indirectly, to any person who is under 18 years of age, any tobacco, nicotine product or a nicotine dispensing device.1
- Federal law passed December 20, 2019 prohibits sales of all tobacco and vapor products to anyone under the age of 21 years old. FDA stated law became effective on that date. States may choose to continue with current age law at the risk of losing federal funding.
- Possession, purchase, and misrepresenting age or military service to purchase nicotine products by persons under 21 years of age is prohibited by law.7
- Florida’s Clean Indoor Air Act has been amended to prohibit the use of vapor products where smoking is prohibited. Florida Constitutional Amendment 9 prohibits the use of vaping devices in enclosed indoor workplaces. Exceptions include private residences that are not being used for commercial childcare, adult care, or healthcare; retail tobacco and vape shops; designed smoking guest rooms in hotels; and stand-alone bars.
Tobacco/Vapor 21 Law: Federal law passed December 20, 2019 prohibits sales of all tobacco and vapor products to anyone under the age of 21 years old. FDA stated law became effective on that date. States may choose to continue with current age law at the risk of losing federal funding. Alachua County currently prohibits the sale of tobacco and vapor products to persons under the age of 21 years old.
Flavor Bans: Federal law prohibits the sale of closed system devices (pods, cartridges) containing e-liquid in flavors other than tobacco or menthol.
taxes
- Smoke-free tobacco/snuff are subject to a state excise tax of 85% / wholesale price (including a 60% surcharge.)6
- Vapor products do not have an additional state excise tax.
- http://leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=877.112&URL=0800-0899/0877/Sections/0877.112.html
- http://leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=877.112&URL=0800-0899/0877/Sections/0877.112.html
- http://www.jud6.org/legalcommunity/LegalPractice/AOSAndRules/aos/2015%20PDF%20Files/2015-008.pdf
- https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readFile.asp?sid=0&tid=15986975&type=1&file=69A-62.024.doc
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vaping_bans_in_the_United_States#_Florida
- https://www.salestaxhandbook.com/florida/tobacco
- http://leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=569.42&URL=0500-0599/0569/Sections/0569.42.html
Updated February 2023
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