Last updated: January 12, 2021

Sales Age

Does the law establish a minimum age for the purchase of tobacco products?

Yes
Minimum Age: 18
Analysis

The law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18. It also establishes that the vendor shall put a visible notice board in the entrance door of their point of sale, indicating that no tobacco products shall be sold to a person under the age of 18 years.

The law meets FCTC Art. 16 in that it prohibits the sale of tobacco products to minors.