Tobacco and Vaping Laws in Maine

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

Short answer: The minimum age to buy tobacco products in Maine is 21, and 'tobacco products' include electronic smoking devices (e-cigarettes, vapes) and their liquids. Sellers must check photo ID for anyone under 30. 22 M.R.S. §1555-B(2), (5-A), (5-C), (8); 22 M.R.S. §1551

Smoking and vaping age	The minimum age to buy tobacco products in Maine is 21, and 'tobacco products' include electronic smoking devices (e-cigarettes, vapes) and their liquids. Sellers must check photo ID for anyone under 30. A person under 21 who buys or tries to buy tobacco commits a civil violation and may be required to take tobacco education classes, join a diversion program or do community work; using false ID to buy tobacco is a civil violation with a fine of $100 to $300 for a first offense. Employers of clerks who sell to underage buyers face civil fines starting at $300. Definition of tobacco product: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec1551.html. The age-21 rule does not apply to a person who was 18 or older on July 1, 2018 (§1555-B(2), (5-A)). Last amended by PL 2025, c. 367. Source: 22 M.R.S. §1555-B(2), (5-A), (5-C), (8); 22 M.R.S. §1551

Smoking and vaping age

The minimum age to buy tobacco products in Maine is 21, and 'tobacco products' include electronic smoking devices (e-cigarettes, vapes) and their liquids. Sellers must check photo ID for anyone under 30. A person under 21 who buys or tries to buy tobacco commits a civil violation and may be required to take tobacco education classes, join a diversion program or do community work; using false ID to buy tobacco is a civil violation with a fine of $100 to $300 for a first offense. Employers of clerks who sell to underage buyers face civil fines starting at $300.

Definition of tobacco product: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec1551.html. The age-21 rule does not apply to a person who was 18 or older on July 1, 2018 (§1555-B(2), (5-A)). Last amended by PL 2025, c. 367.

Source: 22 M.R.S. §1555-B(2), (5-A), (5-C), (8); 22 M.R.S. §1551

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