Definitions
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.4502
in effect§33.4502 Definitions
For purposes of this Division, defined terms appear in italics. The following definitions apply in this Division:
Electronic cigarette has the same meaning as in San Diego Municipal Code section 43.1001.
Electronic cigarette paraphernalia includes any refill, cartridge, component, accessory, appurtenance, attachment, accoutrement, fitting, apparatus, hardware, material, or equipment designed, packaged, marketed, or displayed for the purpose of use with an electronic cigarette. Electronic cigarette paraphernalia does not include any charging device intended for the battery component of an electronic cigarette.
Electronic cigarette retailer means any person who owns or operates, in whole or in part, a business for profit or not for profit who engages in electronic cigarette retailing.
Electronic cigarette retailing means selling, offering for sale, or offering to exchange for any form of consideration, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigarette paraphernalia, or vaping juice.
Flavored tobacco products has the same meaning as in San Diego Municipal Code section 42.1602.
License has the same meaning as in San Diego Municipal Code section 33.0201.
Person has the same meaning as in San Diego Municipal Code section 11.0210.
Police permit has the same meaning as in San Diego Municipal Code section 33.0201.
Tobacco paraphernalia means cigarette papers or wrappers, pipes, holders of smoking materials of all types, cigarette rolling machines, and any other item designed, packaged, marketed, or displayed for the purpose of smoking or ingestion of tobacco products, excluding lighters.
Tobacco products means any substance derived from tobacco or nicotine, including but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, or any other preparation of tobacco.
Tobacco retailer means any person who owns or operates, in whole or in part, a business for profit or not for profit who engages in tobacco retailing.
Tobacco retailing means selling, offering for sale, or offering to exchange for any form of consideration, tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco paraphernalia.
Vaping juice means any liquid or flavoring, which may or may not contain nicotine, designed, packaged, marketed, or displayed for the purpose of use with an electronic cigarette.
(Added 11-15-2007 by O–19674 N.S.; effective 12-15-2007.)
(Amended 10-2-2014 by O-20409 N.S.; effective 11-1-2014.)
(Amended 6-2-2022 by O-21455 N.S.; effective 1-1-2023.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art03Division45.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026