Tobacco Tax and Vapor Products Enforcement Resources

Email Notification for Tobacco and Vapor Products
To sign up for email notifications regarding rules and proposed rule changes, please join our GovDelivery email list. Follow this link to access the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board Rules Distribution GovDelivery list.

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Tobacco Resources

• Tobacco and Vapor Product sales Fact sheet
• Cigarette Certification of Enrollment and list of Certified Tobacco Manufacturers, Office of the State Attorney General
• Cigarette and Tobacco Wholesalers and Distributors List
  This list can be found on our Public Records Frequently Requested Lists Page. 
   

Required Signs

• "Year to Date" signs
  These signs help licensed businesses determine if a customer is of legal age to purchase alcohol or tobacco.
  (Updated annually) Click here.
   

Administrative Violations Process

• Hearings: Understanding your hearing options for administrative violations
   

 Helpful Links

• Seattle & King County Tobacco and Vapor Prevention
• LCB Licensing Forms and Applications
• Pre-Notification of Unstamped Cigarette Shipments and/or Shipments of OTP Form, LIQ 662
   

Vapor Resources

• Vapor Products and the Law FAQ
• Spanish
• Korean
   

Other resources

• Do You Sell Tobacco or Vapor Products - for owners/managers
  • Don't Sell Tobacco or Vapor Products to Youth - for clerks 
     
  • Summary of Washington State and Federal Vapor Product Regulations (English only)
     

The following agencies can provide you with additional information and resources.

• Department of Revenue - Apply for a license at the Department of Revenue
• Department of Health - Contact for tobacco prevention and education information, data on tobacco use, and other resources.  
• Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service - Contact to access online vapor products licenses starting August 1st.
• Attorney General’s Office – contact for information relating to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), filing online consumer protection complaints, and other resources.
• Food and Drug Administration – contact for full details on tobacco federal regulations, including the new deeming rules posted May 10, 2016.  New federal tobacco laws now apply to ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems that contain tobacco or nicotine,) cigars, hookahs and pipe tobacco, and dissolvable tobacco and gels.