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Legal with restrictions
Nicotine vapor products are legal in Arizona for adults 21 and older; selling or furnishing them to anyone under 21 — and under-21 purchase or possession — are petty criminal offenses (with a narrow active-military exception at 18+). Arizona currently has no vape excise tax, no state flavor restrictions, and no state license specific to vapor sellers, but an enacted 2026 law (Laws 2026, ch. 124) phases in marketing/packaging restrictions and ID-check rules on September 12, 2026 and Department of Liquor Licenses and Control manufacturer/distributor licensing beginning January 1, 2028.
- Effective from
- 2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
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Supporting sources
- A.R.S. § 13-3622 — Furnishing of tobacco product, vapor product or tobacco or shisha instruments or paraphernalia to underage person…, version 1, § 13-3622(A)–(E)
- A.R.S. § 36-798.07 — Possessing, accepting or receiving tobacco product, vapor product…; active military personnel under twenty-one years of age, version 1, § 36-798.07(A)–(B)
- A.R.S. § 36-601.01 — Smoke-free Arizona act, version 1, § 36-601.01(A)(11), (B), (M), (N)
- A.R.S. § 36-798 — Definitions, version 1, § 36-798(5), (9), (10)
- A.R.S. § 36-798.01 — Selling or giving beedies or bidis; violation; classification, version 1, § 36-798.01(A)–(B)
- A.R.S. § 36-798.02 — Vending machine sales of tobacco and tobacco products; signage; violation; classification, version 1, § 36-798.02(A)–(D); local-authority clause at (C)
- A.R.S. § 36-798.03 — Tobacco products prohibition at schools and school related areas; exception; violation; classification, version 1, § 36-798.03(A)–(C)
- A.R.S. § 36-798.05 — Unsolicited delivery of tobacco products; violation; classification; civil penalties; definitions, version 1, § 36-798.05(A)–(E)
- A.R.S. § 36-798.06 — Delivery sales prohibited; common carriers; penalties; forfeiture; unlawful practice; exceptions; violation; classification; definitions, version 1, § 36-798.06(A), (D), (F), (H), (I)(5)
- A.R.S. § 42-3052 — Classifications of luxuries; rates of tax, version 1, § 42-3052(5)–(9)
- A.R.S. § 42-3251 — Levy and collection of tobacco tax, version 1, § 42-3251(A)(1)–(5)
- A.R.S. § 42-3001 — Definitions, version 1, § 42-3001(9), (17), (23)
- A.R.S. § 42-3401 — Tobacco distributor licenses; application; conditions; revocations and cancellations, version 1, § 42-3401(A), (C)
- A.R.S. § 44-7101 — Tobacco product manufacturers escrow accounts; model statute, version 1, § 44-7101, Model Statute § 2(d) (cigarette definition)
- Laws 2025, Chapter 228 (Senate Bill 1247) — tobacco use; sale; minimum age, version 1, Ch. 228 §§ 1–4; approval/filing lines (2025-06-27)
- 2025 Legislative Summary — Fifty-seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, version 1, p. 1: "ADJOURNED SINE DIE: June 27, 2025 … GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE: September 26, 2025"
- Laws 2026, Chapter 124 (House Bill 4001) — alternative nicotine products; regulation, version 1, Ch. 124 §§ 1–11 (new A.R.S. §§ 4-401 to 4-405; amended §§ 4-101, 4-112, 4-118, 4-120, 4-205.02, 4-244, 13-3622, 36-798.07); § 11 effective-date clause
- ALIS bill record, HB4001 (57th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess.), version 1, Fields: GovernorAction "Signed"; GovernorActionDate 2026-06-04; ChapterNumber 124
- azleg.gov home page — general-effective-date notice, version 1, Banner: "The General Effective Date for the 57th 2nd Regular Session is September 12, 2026."
- Tobacco Luxury Tax (program page), version 1, Sections: distributor licensing; PACT Act/ENDS letter reference; Publication 541 reference; licensed-distributor directory
- Tobacco Luxury Tax FAQs, version 1, FAQ items: A.R.S. § 42-3462(B) reporting; PACT Act registration/reports; TPT ("subject to TPT under the retail classification of A.R.S. § 42-5061"); Indian Reservation Tobacco Tax rates and stamps
- Letter re: PACT Act application to Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (Tobacco Counsel), version 1, Body para. 2: "Currently, ENDS products that do not contain tobacco are not subject to Arizona state tobacco tax and do not require a tobacco distributor's license…"
- Tobacco Enforcement Unit, version 1, Page sections: MSA; PACT Act; Arizona Cigarette Directory; youth access; vaping/e-cigarette outreach
- Tobacco Frequently Asked Questions, version 1, FAQ on ordering tobacco by mail/phone/internet (citing A.R.S. § 36-798.06; pipe tobacco/cigars excepted); directory unlawful-sale statement
- Press release: Attorney General Mayes Secures $460,000 Judgment Against Pro Source Vapes LLC for Illegal Sales of Tobacco and Nicotine Products to Minors, version 1, Release dated 2026-01-05 (judgment entered December 2025; terms through 2031-11-01)
- Smoke-Free Arizona (program page), version 1, Page navigation: report violations; comply with the law; exemptions; rules & statutes
- Governor Katie Hobbs Legislative Action Update (June 2026 — vetoed bills), version 1, Vetoed list entry: "SB1670 municipalities; counties; occupation; licensure; prohibition" with veto-letter link
- Governor Katie Hobbs Legislative Action Update (June 2026 — signed bills), version 1, Signed list entry: "HB 4001 alternative nicotine products; regulation."
- HB4001 — 572R — House Bill Summary (House Engrossed), version 1, Provisions ¶¶ 1–27 (licensing, marketing, violations)
- Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax Notice / Luxury Tax Notice, Joint TPN 22-1/LTN 22-1 — Sales of Luxury Products by Remote Sellers, version 1, p. 2: "While vape and CBD products do not generally contain tobacco and are generally not subject to luxury tax, economic nexus thresholds still apply to the retail sale of vape and CBD products into Arizona for TPT purposes."