ATC Tobacco and Vaping Enforcement Program

Related Links

Filing a Complaint:

For the Federal Tobacco Complaint System please visit https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/compliance-enforcement-training/report-potential-tobacco-product-violation

Tobacco Manufacturers/Distributors:

There is no licensure required from ATC, however, we encourage you to contact Missouri Department of Revenue at https://dor.mo.gov/taxation/business/tax-types/tobacco/ and the Food and Drug Administration at https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/compliance-enforcement-training/manufacturing.

Retailers:

In Missouri, there is no specific tobacco license required. You must have a Missouri Retail Sales Tax license to sell tobacco and any other local license required by the local jurisdictions. Federal Tobacco law requires that retailers sell tobacco products to patrons 21 and over. For more information about the federal tobacco 21 law visit https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/retail-sales-tobacco-products/tobacco-21.

Training:

For free in-person server training, which educates retail employees about their legal obligations concerning the service of intoxicating liquor and also includes a component on tobacco merchant training, please visit https://atc.dps.mo.gov/enforcement/alcohol/server_training.php.

alcohol server training

OR free online, tobacco and nicotine retail-focused training, please visit Show Me Education and Compliance Training for Tobacco and Nicotine Retailers

show me education and compliance training

Federal Resources:

this is our watch - we i.d. tobacco purchases

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s “This is Our Watch” Campaign for tobacco and vaping merchants is a great source of information on understanding youth tobacco and vaping laws, including retailer regulations and guidance, retailer training and enforcement, and retailer warning letters. Access the “This is Our Watch” site here.

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