Are Nicotine Vapes (e-cigarettes) Legal in Iowa? (2026)

Instrument

Alternative nicotine product definition, sales to persons under 21, delivery-sale requirements

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/453A.pdf

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2026-11-06

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453A.1(1)
1. “Alternative nicotine product” means a product, not consisting of or containing tobacco,
that provides for the ingestion into the body of nicotine, whether by chewing, absorbing,
dissolving, inhaling, snorting, or sniffing, or by any other means. “Alternative nicotine
product” does not include cigarettes, tobacco products, or vapor products, or a product that
is regulated as a drug or device by the United States food and drug administration under
chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

453A.2(1)
1. A person shall not sell, give, or otherwise supply any tobacco, tobacco products,
alternative nicotine products, vapor products, or cigarettes to any person under twenty-one
years of age.

453A.47B
A retailer shall not mail, ship, or otherwise cause to be delivered any alternative nicotine
product or vapor product in connection with a delivery sale unless the retailer meets all of
the following conditions:
  1. Prior to sale to the purchaser, the retailer verifies that the purchaser is at least
twenty-one years of age through or by one of the following:
  a. A commercially available database, or aggregate of databases, that is regularly used by
government and businesses for the purpose of age and identity verification.
  b. Obtaining a copy of a valid government-issued document that provides the name,
address, and date of birth of the purchaser.
  2. The retailer uses a method of mailing, shipping, or delivery that requires the signature
of a person who is at least twenty-one years of age before the shipping package is released
to the purchaser.

Instrument

Vapor product definition, sales to persons under 21, directory requirement (not yet effective)

Source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/453A.pdf

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2026-11-06

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453A.1(29)
29. "Vapor product" means any noncombustible product, which may or may not
contain nicotine, that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other
electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to
produce vapor from a solution or other substance. "Vapor product" includes an electronic
cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device,
and any cartridge or other container of a solution or other substance, which may or may
not contain nicotine, that is intended to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, electronic
cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device. "Vapor product" does
not include a product regulated as a drug or device by the United States food and drug
administration under chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

453A.2(1)
1. A person shall not sell, give, or otherwise supply any tobacco, tobacco products,
alternative nicotine products, vapor products, or cigarettes to any person under twenty-one
years of age.

453A.52A
Beginning October 1, 2024, or on the date the director first makes the vapor products
directory available for public inspection on the department's internet site, whichever is later,
all of the following shall apply to vapor products in this state:
  1. A person shall not sell or offer for sale a vapor product in this state that is not included in
the vapor products directory, and a vapor products manufacturer shall not sell, either directly
or through a distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, a
vapor product in this state that is not included in the vapor products directory.
  2. A retailer shall purchase vapor products for resale to consumers only from a distributor
or subjobber with a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter.