<Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under age 16 . No minimum age for consumption and possession in public . No minimum age prior to 1 January 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 . Minors may not sell tobacco . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Smoking age </Th> <Th> Purchase age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> None </Td> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda doesn't have any restrictions towards selling tobacco to minors or smoking in general . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to minors . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bermuda </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply any cigarettes, tobacco or tobacco products to a minor . A person selling or supplying any cigarettes, tobacco or tobacco products to a person who appears to be under 25 years of age shall, before selling or supplying them, ensure, by requiring photo identification, that the latter person is not a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> The sale of tobacco products to minors under the age of 18 years is prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to "sell Products whose ingredients can cause physical or psychic dependence, even if only through improper use" (...). This also includes tobacco products of any kind . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or offer to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is not illegal for minors to purchase, possess or consume tobacco . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Canada <Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by province and territory: </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Province / territory </Td> <Td> Smoking age </Td> <Td> Purchase age </Td> <Td> Notes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Federal Government </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to a minor under the age of 18 . The minimum age was 16 years of prior to 1994 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alberta </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to a minor under the age of 18 . Further, minors are not permitted to smoke at any public place . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Columbia </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manitoba </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give, buy for, lend or otherwise provide tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . Parents can provide tobacco products to their children on private property . Further it is legal to supply tobacco to a minor if it is solely for use in traditional Aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or ceremonies . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Brunswick </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell and supply tobacco products to anyone under the age of 19 years . It is also illegal to attempt to purchase tobacco on behalf of, or for the purpose of resale to, a person under the age of 19 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newfoundland and Labrador </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or furnish, directly or indirectly, tobacco to a person under the age of 19 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northwest Territories </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply, or offer to sell or supply, tobacco or a tobacco accessory to a person under the age of 18 . No one under the age of 18 years shall purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco or a tobacco accessory . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nova Scotia </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No vendor or employee of a vendor shall sell or give tobacco or a tobacco product to a person under the age of nineteen years . No person shall purchase tobacco or a tobacco product on behalf of, or for the purpose of resale or give tobacco or a tobacco product, to a person under the age of nineteen years . No person under the age of nineteen years may possess tobacco . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nunavut </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply, or offer to sell or supply, tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ontario </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply tobacco to a person who is less than 19 years old . No person shall sell or supply tobacco to a person who appears to be less than 25 years old unless he or she has required the person to provide identification and is satisfied that the person is at least 19 years old . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prince Edward Island </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell or supply tobacco to a person under the age of 19 years . No person shall purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco on behalf of, or for the purpose of resale to, a person under the age of 19 years . It is legal to supply tobacco to a minor if it is solely for use in traditional Aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or ceremonies . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . The operator of a tobacco retail outlet may not give tobacco to a minor . The operator of a tobacco retail outlet may not sell tobacco to an adult, if the operator knows the person is purchasing the tobacco for a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saskatchewan </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> None </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, lend, assign, give or send tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yukon </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 (federal law) </Td> <Td> The territory Yukon has no legislations which restrict the sale of tobacco products to minors . Federal laws apply . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell any form of tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is forbidden for any individual or legal entity to directly or indirectly sell tobacco products and its derivatives in any of its presentations to minors under the age of 18 years . In case of question, one must ask each tobacco purchaser to show that he has reached majority age . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Tobacco products may not be sold to minors . Wholesale or retail vendors of products shall have the obligation, at their own expense, to display posters that are visible, clear and prominently placed on the inside of places of sale, stating that the sale of tobacco products to minors is prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Minors cannot legally buy tobacco, but stores may sell it to those who look 13 or older . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cayman Islands </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Tobacco Law, 2007 PART V--Section 10: No person shall sell tobacco to a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to a person under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or let sell tobacco to or by a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco to a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Falkland Islands </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . Public consumption of tobacco by minors is prohibited . (El decreto 90 - 97, Código de Salud, indica en su artículo 50) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> No tobacco may be sold or furnished to a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> The sale and / or gifting of tobaccoderived products to persons under 21 years of age is prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> The sale of tobacco products to minors is prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is unlawful to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> The sale of tobacco products to / by minors under the age of 18 is prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Tobacco shall not be sold to or by a child under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> United States (50 states and integral territories) <P> The federal law requires states to have a minimum age of 18 years for sale / purchase of tobacco products (21 U.S.C. § 387f. (3) (a) (ii)). State and local laws may extend this ban and also prohibit supply, possession and consumption to / by person underage, or increase the age beyond 18 . However, most states do not directly ban the consumption of tobacco by a minor . The federal law requiring states to have a minimum purchasing age at 18 is enforced by withholding FEMA disaster and non-disaster grants from states that have purchasing ages under 18, and currently no state falls under that category . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Regulations by state: </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State / territory </Td> <Td> Smoking age </Td> <Td> Purchase age </Td> <Td> Notes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 19 (including Alabama National Guard Bases) 18 (on military bases under federal law) </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 19 years . Minors are prohibited from using and possessing tobacco products . The minimum age was introduced in 1896 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 19 years . Possession by minors is prohibited . The minimum age requirement does not apply to a person who is a prisoner at an adult correctional facility . The minimum age of 16 years was introduced in 1978 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 19 in 1988 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Samoa </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products or smoking equipment to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for a minor to be in possession of tobacco or smoking equipment, or to receive them . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Cottonwood and Douglas have raised their tobacco sales age to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to give or sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for minors to be in possession of tobacco products and to smoke in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Helena--West Helena has raised the sales age for tobacco products to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> California </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> As of 9 June 2016, it is illegal to sell or furnish tobacco to a person under 21 years of age, with an exception for people in active military service who are 18 years old . Before 9 June, the age to purchase tobacco was 18 years of age . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or distribute tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . Minors under the age of 18 years are prohibited from being in possession of any tobacco product . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Aspen has raised the sales age for tobacco products to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under 18 . It is illegal for minors to possess tobacco in public . A minimum age of 16 was introduced in 1902 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 18 in 1987 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Selling, giving or otherwhise distributing tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years is illegal . Minors under the age of 18 years are not allowed to attempt to purchase tobacco or to be in the possession of tobacco products . The minimum age of 17 years was introduced in 1953 . The minimum age was raised from 17 to 18 in 1992 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> The Florida Statutes make it a criminal offence so sell or supply tobacco to an individual under the age of 18 years . Minors may also not be in possession of tobacco products . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for minors to possess tobacco in public . Minors are allowed to possess tobacco products and to consume those, in private home if permission is given by parents or legal guardian . The minimum age of 17 years was introduced in 1987 . The minimum age was raised from 17 to 18 in 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guam </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td> The minimum age was raised from 18 to 21, as of 1 January 2018 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or furnish tobacco to a person under 21 years of age . It is also illegal for a person under 21 years of age to attempt to purchase tobacco . <P> The minimum age of 15 years was introduced on 11 November 1890 . The minimum age was raised from 15 to 18 on 1 January 1988 . The minimum age was raised from 18 to 21 on 1 January 2016 . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Idaho </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Fourteen cities in Illinois, including Chicago and Naperville, have raised their tobacco sales age to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Giving, selling, providing and distributing tobacco to minors is illegal . Minors may not possess, accept or purchase tobacco . Minors are not allowed to enter a tobacco business, defined in state law as a business whose primary activity is the sale of tobacco products and accessories . The minimum age of 16 years was introduced in 1980 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 18 in 1987 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal for minors to be in possession of tobacco, to smoke in public or to purchase tobacco products . It is illegal to sell or distribute tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco to a minor . Minors may not possess or purchase or attempt to possess or purchase tobacco . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Nineteen cities in Kansas, including Overland Park and Olathe, have raised their tobacco sales age to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco to minors . Minors may not purchase or possess tobacco products . Prior to 1990 Kentucky had no minimum age to purchase tobacco . From 1990 until 1992 the minimum age was 16 years . In 1992 the age was raised from 16 to 18 years of age . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or distribute tobacco to a minor . A minor is not permitted to possess tobacco, except in private residences or if accompanied by a parent, spouse, or legal guardian 21 years of age or older . Prior to 1991 there was no minimum age limit in Louisiana . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or distribute tobacco to a minor . A minor is not permitted to possess tobacco, except in private residences or if accompanied by a parent, spouse, or legal guardian 21 years of age or older . Implementation for 21 and older July 2018 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Minimum age raised from 16 to 18 in 1989 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to minors . Anyone else than the parents or guardian are prohibited from giving any form of tobacco to a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Over 100 cities in Massachusetts, including Boston, have raised their sales age for tobacco products to 21 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give, supply or otherwise provide tobacco to minors . Minors may not purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, attempt to possess or consume tobacco products in public . Minors are permitted to smoke on private premises . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Ann Arbor and Genesee County have raised their tobacco sales age to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give, supply or otherwise provide tobacco to minors . Minors may not purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, attempt to possess or consume tobacco products in public . Indian may furnish tobacco to an Indian under the age of 18 years if the tobacco is furnished as part of a traditional Indian spiritual or cultural ceremony . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Four cities in Minnesota have raised their sales age for tobacco products to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give, supply or otherwise provide tobacco to minors . Minors may not purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, attempt to possess or consume tobacco products in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Adams County has raised their tobacco sales age to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give, supply or otherwise provide tobacco to minors . It is not illegal to give tobacco to minors on private premises nor is it illegal for minors to smoke in public . Prior to 1992 Missouri did not have a minimum age limit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Twelve cities in Missouri, including Kansas City, St. Louis and Jefferson City, have raised their tobacco sales age to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montana </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Sale or distribution of tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age is prohibited, whether over the counter, by vending machine, or otherwise . Prior to 1993 there was no minimum age limit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or furnish, in any way tobacco to a minor . Minors may not smoke in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give, supply or otherwise provide tobacco to minors . Minors may not purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, attempt to possess or consume tobacco products in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> No person shall sell, give or furnish to a person under 21 years of age, any cigarettes made of tobacco . The minimum age of 16 years was introduced in 1904 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 18 in 1988 . The minimum age was raised from 18 to 19 in 2005 . The minimum age was raised from 19 to 21 on 1 November 2017 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Prior to 1991 New Mexico had no minimum age . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> New York City (among others) and come counties have raised the sales age for tobacco products to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal for anyone under age 18 to buy, attempt to buy, to receive, or to use a false or misleading proof of age for the purpose of purchasing or receiving any tobacco product or cigarette wrapping papers . The minimum age of 17 years was introduced in 1891 . The minimum age was raised from 17 to 18 in 1991 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Dakota </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Mariana Islands </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell and supply tobacco to a minor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Nine cities in Ohio, including Cleveland and Columbus, have raised their tobacco sales age to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or otherwise supply tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . The minimum age of 18 years was introduced in 1915 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oregon </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or otherwise supply tobacco to anyone under the age of 21 years since 1 January 2018 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, furnish, give or otherwise provide tobacco to a minor . Minors may not purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco products . The minimum age of 16 years was introduced in 1972 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 18 in 1990 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> No person under eighteen years of age shall purchase, nor shall any person sell, give, or deliver to any person under eighteen years of age, any tobacco products . No person under eighteen years of age shall use or possess, tobacco in any public street, place, or resort, any tobacco and / or electronic nicotine delivery system in any form . The minimum age of 16 years was introduced in 1896 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 18 in 1988 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Barrington and Central Falls have raised their sales age for tobacco products to 21 years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or otherwise supply tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for minors to purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, or attempt to possess a tobacco product, or present or offer proof of age that is false or fraudulent for the purpose of purchasing or possessing a tobacco product . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Dakota </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Prior to 1989 South Dakota didn't regulate the sale of cigarettes to minors . Only smokeless tobacco products could not be sold to coal minors . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is unlawful for a person who has not attained 18 years of age to possess a tobacco product, to purchase or accept receipt of a tobacco product, or to present or offer to any person any purported proof of age which is false, fraudulent, or not actually that person's own for the purpose of purchasing or receiving any tobacco product . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give, supply or otherwise provide tobacco to minors . Minors may not purchase, attempt to purchase, possess, attempt to possess or consume tobacco products in public . Exception: The individual younger than 18 years of age possessed the cigarette or tobacco product in the presence of an adult parent, a guardian, or a spouse of the individual or an employer of the individual, if possession or receipt of the tobacco product is required in the performance of the employee's duties as an employee . The minimum age to purchase, possess and consume tobacco was 16 years of age from 1899 to 1989 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> San Antonio has raised its sales age for tobacco products to 21 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 19 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, supply, give or otherwise furnish tobacco products or smoking devices to anyone under the age of 19 years . It is illegal for anyone under the age of 19 years to possess, consume, purchase any tobacco product . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, supply, give or otherwise furnish tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 years to possess or purchase tobacco products . The minimum age of 17 years was introduced in 1888 . The minimum age was raised from 17 to 18 in 1991 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, supply, give or otherwise furnish tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 years to possess or purchase tobacco products . Prior to 1991 the minimum age to purchase tobacco products was 16 years of age . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or permit to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is not illegal for minors to possess or consume tobacco products in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Washington, D.C. </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or permit to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 years . It is not illegal for minors to possess or consume tobacco products in public . Tobacco use is prohibited at organized sporting events . The minimum age of 16 years was introduced in 1891 . The minimum age was raised from 16 to 18 in 1990 . The minimum age was raised from 18 to 21 in 2016 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, supply, give or otherwise furnish tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 years to possess, consume or purchase tobacco products . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, give or permit to sell or give tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is not illegal for minors to possess or consume tobacco products in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell, supply, give or otherwise furnish tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18 years . It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 years to possess, consume or purchase tobacco products . Prior to 1991 Wyoming had no minimum purchase / sale age for tobacco products . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell tobacco to a minor . A clearly legible notice with the sale ban to under anyone under the age of 18 years has to be placed inside and outside the premises . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> It is illegal to sell or supply tobacco products to a minor . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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