Tobacco and Vaping Laws in Arkansas

How Arkansas law treats smoking and vaping age, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: In Arkansas the minimum age to buy, use or possess tobacco, vapor products, alternative nicotine products and e-liquids is 21, except for people with a U.S. military ID and people who were already 19 by December 31, 2019. Ark. Code § 5-27-227

Smoking and vaping age	In Arkansas the minimum age to buy, use or possess tobacco, vapor products, alternative nicotine products and e-liquids is 21, except for people with a U.S. military ID and people who were already 19 by December 31, 2019. A minor may not use, possess or try to buy these products or use false proof of age, and products found on a minor may be confiscated and destroyed. Selling or giving these products to a minor is a Class A misdemeanor. Read on codes.findlaw.com (a public copy of the official code); check against the official code. Mirror pages state they are current as of March 28, 2024. The mirror text read does not state a fine for minors. Source: Ark. Code § 5-27-227

Smoking and vaping age

In Arkansas the minimum age to buy, use or possess tobacco, vapor products, alternative nicotine products and e-liquids is 21, except for people with a U.S. military ID and people who were already 19 by December 31, 2019. A minor may not use, possess or try to buy these products or use false proof of age, and products found on a minor may be confiscated and destroyed. Selling or giving these products to a minor is a Class A misdemeanor.

Read on codes.findlaw.com (a public copy of the official code); check against the official code. Mirror pages state they are current as of March 28, 2024. The mirror text read does not state a fine for minors.

Source: Ark. Code § 5-27-227

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