Tobacco Enforcement
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Tobacco Enforcement Program is responsible for state tobacco regulation and enforcement. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Tobacco Enforcement Program pursues the following types of tobacco and e-cigarette cases:
- Sales to minors;
- Retailer failure to post warning signs and appropriate permits;
- Sales of unpackaged cigarettes or in quantities less than twenty;
- Failure to properly notify employees of tobacco control laws;
- Sale of e-cigarettes with packaging that targets minors; and
- Suspected criminal activity.
If you would like to report potential state violations to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Tobacco Enforcement Program, please email Tobacco.Enforcement@cpa.texas.gov or call the Texas E-Cigarette and Tobacco Hotline at 800-345-8647. To learn more, visit the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Tobacco Enforcement Program website.
Tobacco Compliance
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission conducts voluntary retailer compliance inspections and provides tobacco and e-cigarette retailer education. If you have any questions regarding state tobacco retailer compliance inspections conducted by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, please visit the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Prevention and Behavioral Health Promotion website.