Connecticut

No statewide flavor ban

Snapshot for general information only — not legal advice. Statewide regulatory detail below is drawn primarily from the Public Health Law Center 50-state review (as of June 15, 2025). Flavor categories and local highlights also use Truth Initiative (Q1 2026), CTFK (May 2026), Tax Foundation (2026), and the PHLC flavored-tobacco chart (June 2026). Always check current statutes.

Flavor / sales restrictions (statewide)

No statewide flavor ban on e-cigarettes. Check city and county rules, since some localities have their own bans.

Local city / county rules

No major local restrictions found in sources reviewed.

Tax

Map summary: Closed systems $0.40/mL; other vapor products 10% of wholesale

Electronic cigarette products prefilled and sealed by manufacturer and not intended to be refillable are taxed at $0.40/ml of electronic cigarette liquid; other electronic cigarette products taxed at 10% of wholesale price.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-330ee(b)(1) (2025)

Youth access / retail restrictions

Sale/delivery of electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product to persons under age 21 prohibited.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-344b(b) (2025)

Self-service displays prohibited for electronic nicotine delivery systems or vapor products except in adult-only facilities.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-416 (2025)

Delivery sales must be made only to age-verified consumers and include a shipping label on all containers that states: “CONTAINS AN ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM OR VAPOR PRODUCT—SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY.”

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-418(b) (2025)

Electronic nicotine delivery system dealer registration cannot be issued or renewed unless dealer has completed online prevention education course administered by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-415(c) (2025)

Retail license

Yes (registration), retailers and manufacturers must be registered.

Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 21a-415(b) (retailer), 21a-415a(a) (manufacturer) (2025)

Packaging

“A person with an electronic nicotine delivery system certificate of dealer registration, when selling and shipping an electronic nicotine delivery system or a vapor product directly to a consumer in the state, shall: (1) Ensure that the shipping labels on all containers of an electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product shipped directly to a consumer in the state conspicuously states the following: "CONTAINS AN ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM OR VAPOR PRODUCT-SIGNATURE OF A PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY"; and (2) obtain the signature of a person age twenty-one or older at the shipping address prior to delivery, after requiring the signer to demonstrate that he or she is age twenty-one or older by providing a valid motor vehicle operator's license or a valid identity card described in section 1-1h.”

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-418(b) (2025)

Delivery / online sales

Sale/delivery of electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product to persons under age 21 prohibited.

Self-service displays prohibited for electronic nicotine delivery systems or vapor products except in adult-only facilities.

Smoke-free / indoor use

Use of electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product prohibited in any state building, platforms and shelters of public transit stations, health care institution, retail food store, restaurant, liquor store, bar (except smoking sections of outdoor seating areas), school buildings and grounds, child care facilities and grounds thereof, elevators, college dormitories, race tracks, and in hotel/motel rooms.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-342a(b) (2025)

Definition notes

Included in a “tobacco product” definition in at least one statute?

No.

How the jurisdiction defines e-cigarettes / related terms (excerpts):

Youth Access

Electronic nicotine delivery system means “an electronic device used in the delivery of nicotine or other substances to a person inhaling from the device, and includes, but is not limited to, an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe or electronic hookah and any related device and any cartridge or other component of such device, including, but not limited to, electronic cigarette liquid."

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-415(6) (2025)

Vapor product means “any product that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit or other electronic, chemical or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, to produce a vapor that may include nicotine and is inhaled by the user of such product.”

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-415(a)(7) (2025)

Electronic cigarette liquid means “a liquid, that when used in an electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product, produces a vapor that may or may not include nicotine and is inhaled by the user of such electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product.”

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-415(a)(5) (2025)

Use Restrictions

Electronic nicotine delivery system means “an electronic device used in the delivery of nicotine to a person inhaling from the device, and includes, but is not limited to, an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe or electronic hookah and any related device and any cartridge or other component of such device, including, but not limited to, electronic cigarette liquid or synthetic nicotine" and excludes medicinal or therapeutic products used at direction of health care provider.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-342a(a)(3) (2025)

Electronic cigarette liquid does not include a medicinal or therapeutic product used at the direction of a health care provider.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-342a(a)(4) (2025)

Liquid nicotine container means “a container that holds a liquid substance containing nicotine that is sold, marketed or intended for use in an electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product, except ‘liquid nicotine container’ does not include such a container that is prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer and not intended to be opened by the consumer.”

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-342a (a)(7) (2025)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-342a(a)(8) (2025)

Links

Public Health Law Center — Connecticut 50-state review PHLC flavored tobacco sales chart (June 2026) Truth Initiative Q1 2026 CTFK localities fact sheet Tax Foundation vaping taxes FDA Tobacco 21

Page generated for the US Vape Laws Map project. Regulatory text excerpts © source publishers; compiled October 2026. Not legal advice. Federal rules also apply: 21+ sales age; ID checks under 30; only FDA-authorized e-cigarettes may lawfully be sold; USPS generally will not mail vapes.