Identification Required for Purchase of Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes
San Diego Municipal Code § 58.0305
in effect§58.0305 Identification Required for Purchase of Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes
It is unlawful for any person, business, tobacco retailer, or electronic cigarette retailer to sell any tobacco product, electronic cigarette, electronic cigarette paraphernalia, or vaping juice to an individual who appears to be less than 27 years of age, without first verifying by means of photographic identification containing the bearer’s date of birth, that the purchaser is not younger than 21 years of age, unless the seller has some other reliable basis for determining the purchaser’s age.
(“Identification Required for Purchase of Tobacco Products” added 10-20-1998 by O-18597 N.S.)
(Renumbered from former Section 58.0307, retitled from “Identification Required for Purchase of Tobacco Products,” to “Identification Required for Purchase of Tobacco Products and Electronic Cigarettes” and amended 8-7-2015 by O-20554 N.S.; effective 9-6-2015.)
(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/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art08Division03.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026