Tobacco products must be sold in manufacturers packs with the required health warnings and tax stamps. No samples of tobacco products can be given to children under 18. Enforcement The Department of Public Safety or its delegates shall be responsible for conducting annual, random, unannounced inspections at locations where tobacco products are sold or distributed to test compliance. Children under the age of 18 may be used to test compliance only under strict supervision of the Department with the required approvals and guidelines. Getting a License Retailers, wholesalers and vending machine operators must be licensed to sell tobacco products with the Department of Finance.
Licenses are to be renewed annually.
5301 et seq. Affirmative Defense for Retailers Passed in the spring of 1999, retailers are required to sign a form stating that they have received and understand the written policy against selling tobacco products. Healthy Lifestyles A fund to promote healthy lifestyles in Delaware was established by the legislature in the spring of 1998. The Healthy Lifestyles initiative remains unfunded. Delaware Health Fund A Health Fund was established with the money Delaware will receive from the national tobacco settlement.