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Vape and tobacco laws in Utah

We follow 2 Utah rules on vapes, cigarettes, cigars and other nicotine products; all are bans.

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Utah

BannedDo not ship tobacco, vapes, e-liquids or nicotine products to consumers in Utah; retail sales must be face-to-face and mail/internet orders may only be taken from Utah-licensed persons.
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(2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), an actor commits illegal indirect sale of a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product if the actor: (a) is a retailer; and (b) sells a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product in a manner that does not include a face-to-face exchange.
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(4) The face-to-face sale requirement in Subsection (2) does not apply to: (a) a mail-order, telephone, or Internet sale made in compliance with Section 59-14-509 ; (b) a sale from a vending machine or self-service display that is located in an area of a retailer's facility: (i) that is distinct and separate from the rest of the facility; and (ii) where the retailer only allows an individual who is under 21 years old to be present if the individual: (A) is accompanied by the actor's parent or legal guardian; or (B) (I) is present solely for the purpose of providing a service to the business, including making a delivery; (II) is monitored by the proprietor business or an employee of the business; and (III) is not permitted to make any purchase or conduct any commercial transaction other than the service described in Subsection (4)(b)(ii)(B)(II); or (c) a sale at a retail tobacco specialty business. (5) (a) An individual's parent or legal guardian who accompanies an individual into an area described in Subsection (4)(b)(ii)(A) may not allow the individual to purchase a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product. (b) A violation of Subsection (5)(a) is an offense under Section 76-9-1104 . Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173 , 2025 General Session << Previous Section (76-9-1106) Download Options PDF | RTF | XML Next Section (76-9-1108) >>
BannedDo not sell or ship flavored e-cigarette products to Utah.
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(2) An actor commits illegal distribution of a flavored electronic cigarette product if the actor gives, distributes, sells, offers for sale, or furnishes to any person a flavored electronic cigarette product.

Federal

Applies nationwide.

BannedDo not send cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, smokeless tobacco or any vape product (devices, e-liquids with or without nicotine, pods, parts) to consumers through USPS.
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(a) Prohibition.—
(1) In general .—All cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (as those terms are defined in section 1 of the Act of October 19, 1949, commonly referred to as the Jenkins Act) are nonmailable and shall not be deposited in or carried through the mails. The United States Postal Service shall not accept for delivery or transmit through the mails any package that it knows or has reasonable cause to believe contains any cigarettes or smokeless tobacco made nonmailable by this paragraph.
(2) Reasonable cause .—For the purposes of this subsection reasonable cause includes—
(A) a statement on a publicly available website, or an advertisement, by any person that the person will mail matter which is nonmailable under this section in return for payment; or
(B) the fact that the person is on the list created under section 2A(e) of the Jenkins Act.
(b) Exceptions.—
(1) Cigars .—Subsection (a) shall not apply to cigars (as defined in section 5702(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
(2) Geographic exception .—Subsection (a) shall not apply to mailings within the State of Alaska or within the State of Hawaii.
(3) Business purposes.—
(A) In general .—Subsection (a) shall not apply to tobacco products mailed only—
(i) for business purposes between legally operating businesses that have all applicable State and Federal Government licenses or permits and are engaged in tobacco product manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, export, import, testing, investigation, or research; or
(ii) for regulatory purposes between any business described in clause (i) and an agency of the Federal Government or a State government.
(4) Certain individuals.—
(A) In general .—Subsection (a) shall not apply to tobacco products mailed by individuals who are not minors for noncommercial purposes, including the return of a damaged or unacceptable tobacco product to the manufacturer.
21+Sell tobacco and nicotine products (vapes, cigarettes, RYO, cigars, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco, nicotine pouches) only to buyers 21 or older; for vapes, cigarettes, RYO and smokeless tobacco, remote sales must also verify age and identity at checkout against a government-sourced database and ship with adult-signature-plus-photo-ID delivery (PACT Act).
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(5) Minimum age of sale
It shall be unlawful for any retailer to sell a tobacco product to any person younger than 21 years of age.
BannedUPS will not carry any vaping product (devices, e-liquids, parts; any nicotine content) anywhere in its US network.
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UPS does not provide service to any person or entity listed in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives PACT Act – Non-Compliant List.
UPS prohibits the shipment of Cigarettes or Little Cigars (as defined below) to consumers, regardless of destination state.
UPS prohibits the shipment of all Vaping Products (as defined below) throughout its U.S. domestic network, including import and export, regardless of nicotine content and destination state.
All Tobacco Product Shipments must be made using UPS Delivery Confirmation Adult Signature Required service, requiring the signature of an adult 21 years of age or older upon delivery.
Vaping Products are considered Tobacco Products for the purpose of this policy. UPS no longer accepts for U.S. domestic shipment, including import and export into or from the U.S., any Vaping Product, including but not limited to e-cigarette devices and e-liquids or gels, regardless of nicotine content, even if a Shipper or consignee is permitted to ship and receive Vaping Products under applicable laws or regulations.
BannedUPS will not ship cigarettes or little cigars to consumers in any state.
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UPS prohibits the shipment of Cigarettes or Little Cigars (as defined below) to consumers, regardless of destination state.
BannedFedEx does not accept cigarettes, cigars, loose tobacco, smokeless tobacco, hookah/shisha or vaping products, even from licensed shippers.
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We prohibit the shipping of tobacco and tobacco products . Even if you have proper licenses and are authorized to ship tobacco products, we will be unable to accept your shipment. Tobacco and all tobacco products cannot be accepted at any FedEx or FedEx Office location. This includes but is not limited to:
Cigarettes
Cigars
Loose tobacco
Smokeless tobacco
Hooka or shisha
Vaporizers
E-cigarettes