How old does the person have to be that is selling tobacco products?
No minor under 16 years of age may sell any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco in any of its forms at a retail establishment selling tobacco products. This does not apply to a sales clerk in a family-owned business which can prove that the sales clerk is in fact a son or daughter of the owner. In addition, there are several options for locations in which tobacco products can be sold in a vending machine. One of these options but not the only option is an age restriction for supervising vending machines in that tobacco products may be sold through a vending machine in locations where the vending machine can only be operated by the owner or an employee over the age of 18 either directly or through a remote control device if the device is inaccessible to customers.
