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Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco

It is illegal to provide or sell tobacco to any person under the age of 18.  The state Tobacco Prevention and Control Program works with local prevention programs, the Liquor Control Board, local law enforcement agencies, and other partners statewide to ensure that the law is enforced.  The program and its partners work to prevent youth from gaining access to tobacco products by educating retailers and the public about tobacco sales and possession laws; encouraging innovative policing strategies; and conducting random, undercover checks of tobacco retailers to discourage sales to minors.  

Tobacco retailer education and information
 

Information about preventing minors from possessing tobacco

State laws governing sales and possession of tobacco by minors

-- Standards for conducting retailer compliance checks
-- Actions taken against retailers for violating youth tobacco sales laws


Links to external sites of interest*

  • Synar Amendment Information from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
    The Synar Amendment to the Health and Human Services Act sets forth compliance check requirements, and guidelines for the distribution of federal substance abuse prevention and treatment dollars to the states.

  • Youth Volunteers for Tobacco Prevention
    Public Health - Seattle & King County has posted this video that provides information for youth volunteers aged 15-16 on how to get involved with their Tobacco Prevention program.

  • Washington State Department of Licensing 
     

Contact
Paul Davis
360-236-3642
Paul.Davis@doh.wa.gov

 

 * Links to external resources are provided as a public service for educational purposes only. External links do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health of any political, commercial, promotional or other proprietary content that may be included in linked Web sites.

Linked external Web pages are routinely monitored by the Department for materials that advocate for political outcomes. If you find any materials on a directly linked Web page that advocates for, or against, any political candidates, ballot measures, or referendums, please contact us immediately so that the link may be promptly removed.


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