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A comprehensive list of resources, in alphabetical order by state.

AL: Contact Alcoholic Beverage Control Licensing & Compliance Division at 1(800) 327-7341, or call one of two different consumer hotlines: 1(800) 392-5658 or (334) 242-7335; business complaint form

AK: To report violations, their DoH recommends contacting the Tobacco Enforcement Division: P.O. Box 110620 Juneau, AK 99811; the phone number for the Division’s chief investigator is (907) 269-2020

AZ: Fill out a tobacco complaint form

AR: Call Tobacco Control at 1-877-438-3367

CA: STAKE’s hotline for reporting illegal tobacco sales to minors at (800-527-5443)

CO: Contact local tobacco enforcement offices

CT: To report violations, contact your local police department or call the Department of Revenue Services

DE: The division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement has a tip line at 1-800-393-7327

DC: Neither their DOH or AG’s office provide reporting services, but the DOH website includes contact information for the Tobacco Control Program // callback

FL: Violations can be reported to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation using 1(866) 540-7837. DBPR then reports to the ATF or local law enforcement; File a complaint with the Florida Attorney General

GA: The Department of Revenue provides a Fraud Referral Form to report violations—sale of alcohol to minors is an explicit option; tobacco can be listed under “Other”

HI: The AG’s Tobacco Enforcement Unit instructs you to call 911—this is the number for local law enforcement, not an emergency

ID: You can fill out a consumer complaint form with the AG’s office

IL: You can fill out a consumer complaint form with the AG or contact your local health departments

IN: The DoH’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation office instructs you to contact your local State Excise Police District office

IA: The DoH recommends contacting your local police department, but the ABC, which oversees tobacco compliance, has a complaint form

KS: You can report a violation with the ABC, or file a consumer complaint with the AG’s office

KY: ABC complaint form; you can also call (888) 847-7222 or (502) 564-4850

LA: You can file a complaint with the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control at (225) 925-4070, or send an email to Terri.Cooke@atc.la.gov

ME: You can file a consumer complaint with the AG’s office

MA: Contact the Attorney General’s consumer advocacy and response division at (617) 727 8400, or file a consumer complaint

MD: The Department of Health instructs residents to contact local law enforcement, local health department, or the Maryland Department of Health (itself) at 1-866-703-3266

MI: The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services offers this TOBACCO COMPLAINT FORM for reporting sales to minors or suspected violations of the Youth Tobacco Act.

MN: Call your local county administrator, who will connect you to your local health department or local law enforcement

MS: Call the AG’s Tobacco and Alcohol Enforcement Unit at (601) 359-4159

MO: Their ATC Tobacco and Vaping Enforcement program links to the FDA reporting portal

MT: You can contact your local or tribal health department, they report to FDA; there’s also a useful map of tobacco retailers within 10 minutes of a school, as well as a map detailing retailers in the state who have sold tobacco products to minors // you can also file a consumer complaint

NE: Contact the Nebraska State Patrol at (402) 471-4545 (they transfer you to the relevant local agents), or file a consumer complaint form with the AG’s Consumer Protection office

NV: The AG’s Tobacco Enforcement Unit instructs visitors to email tobaccoenforcement@ag.nv.gov with complaints, or file a general complaint form

NH: Their Department of Health and Human Services’ Tobacco Prevention & Cessation program links to the FDA complaint form

NJ: DOH website links to FDA, you can file a consumer complaint or contact your local health department

NM: You can submit a consumer complaint with the AG’s office

NY: NYC has its own portal for reporting violations; the state has regional consumer complaint forms

NC: The Department of Public Safety’s Alcohol Law Enforcement has a hotline for reporting tobacco violations: 1(877) 253-24367 (this is the correct number); email at ALEHQ.Headquarters@ncdps.gov

ND: Violations, which specifically include the sale of vaping products to minors, can be reported to your state's attorney, county sheriff, or police department

OH: The AG’s Tobacco Enforcement Unit instructs you to call the Department of Public Safety at 614-644-2415

OK: You can report violations to the AG’s Tobacco Enforcement Unit at (405) 521-2029 or (833) 681-1895

OR: Report violations to the Health Authority at 971-673-0984 or Tobacco.Inspections@state.or.us

PA: To report a violation, contact PA Department of Health; they link to FDA; in southeastern PA, you can fill out a complaint form or call 1 (888) 997-6653

RI: To report violations, call (401) 462-3441

SC: The ABC instructs you to contact local law enforcement

SD: The DoH’s Tobacco Prevention program instructs you to contact local law enforcement, or file a consumer complaint form

TN: The AG’s office has a Tobacco Enforcement Hotline: (615) 532-9480 for local calls, or (800) 890-8366.

TX: Report violations at 800-345-8647 or 512-463-3731, or email tobacco.enforcement@cpa.texas.gov

UT: Contact your local health department; you could also file a consumer complaint (can’t do it online)

VT: The Department of Liquor and Lottery’s Division of Liquor Control takes complaints at 800-832-2339, or DLC.EnfLic@vermont.gov. You can also fill out a complaint form at https://liquorcontrol.vermont.gov/content/complaints

VA: You are instructed to contact local law enforcement

WA: Consumer complaints can be filed online or over the phone at 1-800-551-4636

WV: You can file a complaint with the ABC

WI: You can file a consumer complaint with the AG’s office

WY: You can file a consumer complaint with the AG’s office and mail it to Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Unit

Kendrick Building

2320 Capitol Avenue

Cheyenne, WY 82002

OTHER RESOURCES:

Students Working Against Tobacco Florida: http://www.swatflorida.com/

Tobacco-Free Kids: https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/

Counter Tobacco: https://countertobacco.org/