Tobacco Regulations
Tobacco Reminders from the TN Department of Agriculture
Anyone who would like to report a complaint to any suspected violations can call the TN Department of Agriculture at 615-837-5546 or email Tobacco.SalesToYouth@tn.gov. Please make sure the person reporting the complaint gives the following information: Name, contact number/email, name of the store, address of the store, and information on what they are specifically have a complaint about.
All tobacco products solid in retail stores where persons under the age of 21 are permitted must only sell covered tobacco products via face-to-face exchange (face-to-face exchange is one where retailers are required to physically obtain and hand the product to the customer). This is generally accomplished by placing such items behind the counter. However, using locked shelving that may only be accessed by store personnel also suffices.
*The only products exempt from this is a: smoking pipe or smoking device that is primarily made of briar, meerschaum, clay or corn cob.
Anyone who would like to report a complaint to any suspected violations can call the TN Department of Agriculture at 615-837-5546 or email Tobacco.SalesToYouth@tn.gov. Please make sure the person reporting the complaint gives the following information: Name, contact number/email, name of the store, address of the store, and information on what they are specifically have a complaint about.
All tobacco products solid in retail stores where persons under the age of 21 are permitted must only sell covered tobacco products via face-to-face exchange (face-to-face exchange is one where retailers are required to physically obtain and hand the product to the customer). This is generally accomplished by placing such items behind the counter. However, using locked shelving that may only be accessed by store personnel also suffices.
*The only products exempt from this is a: smoking pipe or smoking device that is primarily made of briar, meerschaum, clay or corn cob.