Title 4.1. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control
Chapter 3. Prohibited Practices; Penalties; Procedural Matters
§ 4.1-356. (Effective October 1, 2026) Packaging of certain retail tobacco products; civil penalty.
A. Cigarettes shall be sold only in sealed packages provided by the manufacturer, with the required health warning. The proprietor of every retail tobacco establishment that offers for sale any retail tobacco product shall post in a conspicuous manner and place a sign or signs indicating that the sale of retail tobacco products to any person under 21 years of age is prohibited by law.
B. For the purpose of compliance with regulations of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published as 61 Federal Register 1492, the Board may promulgate regulations that allow the Board to undertake the activities necessary to comply with such regulations.
C. Agents of the Authority may issue a summons for any violation of this section. Any attorney for the locality in which an alleged violation of this section occurred may enforce this section by civil action to recover a civil penalty not to exceed $500. The civil penalty shall be paid into the local treasury. No filing fee or other fee or cost shall be charged to the locality which instituted the action.
D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private cause of action.