Oregon Code § 433.847·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Smoke
shop certification; rules.
(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules establishing a certification
system for smoke shops and any rules necessary for the implementation,
administration and enforcement of ORS 433.835 to 433.875. In adopting rules
under this section, the authority shall prohibit the smoking, aerosolizing or
vaporizing of inhalants that are not tobacco products in smoke shops.
(2) The authority
shall issue a smoke shop certification to a business that:
(a)(A) Is
primarily engaged in the sale, for off-premises consumption or use, of tobacco
products and smoking instruments used to smoke tobacco products, with at least
75 percent of the gross revenues of the business resulting from such sales;
(B) Prohibits
persons under 21 years of age from entering the premises;
(C) Does not
offer video lottery games as authorized under ORS 461.217, social gaming or
betting on the premises;
(D) Does not:
(i) Sell or offer
food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, for on-premises consumption;
or
(ii) Allow
on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages;
(E) Is a
stand-alone business with no other businesses or residential property attached
to the premises;
(F) Has a maximum
seating capacity of four persons; and
(G) Allows the
smoking of tobacco product samples only for the purpose of making retail
purchase decisions;
(b) On December
31, 2008:
(A) Met the
requirements of paragraph (a)(A) to (D) of this subsection; and
(B)(i) Was a
stand-alone business with no other businesses or residential property attached;
or
(ii) Had a
ventilation system that exhausted smoke from the business and was designed and
terminated in accordance with the state building code standards for the
occupancy classification in use; or
(c)(A) Was
certified as a smoke shop under ORS 433.835, as in effect immediately before
June 30, 2011, by the authority on or before December 31, 2012;
(B) Allows the
smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the
business results from the sale of cigarettes;
(C) Does not:
(i) Sell or offer
alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; or
(ii) Allow
on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages; and
(D) Prohibits
persons under 21 years of age from entering the premises.
(3) A smoke shop
certified under subsection (2)(b) of this section must renew the smoke shop
certification every five years by demonstrating to the satisfaction of the
authority that the smoke shop:
(a)(A) Meets the
requirements of subsection (2)(a)(A) to (D) of this section; and
(B)(i) Is a
stand-alone business with no other businesses or residential property attached;
or
(ii) Has a
ventilation system that exhausts smoke from the business and is designed and
terminated in accordance with the state building code standards for the
occupancy classification in use; and
(b) Allows the
smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the
business results from the sale of cigarettes.
(4) A smoke shop
certified under subsection (2)(c) of this section must renew the smoke shop
certification every five years by demonstrating to the satisfaction of the
authority that the smoke shop:
(a) Meets the
requirements of ORS 433.835, as in effect immediately before June 30, 2011;
(b) Allows the
smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the
business results from the sale of cigarettes;
(c) Does not:
(A) Sell or offer
alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; or
(B) Allow
on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages; and
(d) Prohibits
persons under 21 years of age from entering the premises.
(5) The owner of
a smoke shop certified under subsection (2)(b) or (c) of this section may
transfer the certification with ownership of the smoke shop if the transfer is
made in accordance with rules adopted by the authority.
(6) A smoke shop
certified under subsection (2)(b) of this section may continue to be certified
in a new location under subsection (2)(b) of this section if:
(a)(A) The new
location occupies no more than 3,500 square feet; or
(B) If the old
location occupied more than 3,500 square feet, the new location occupies no
more than 110 percent of the space occupied by the old location; and
(b) The smoke
shop as operated in the new location:
(A) Meets the
requirements of subsection (2)(a)(A) to (D) of this section;
(B)(i) Is a
stand-alone business with no other businesses or residential property attached;
or
(ii) Has a
ventilation system that exhausts smoke from the business and is designed and
terminated in accordance with the state building code standards for the
occupancy classification in use; and
(C) Allows the
smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the
business results from the sale of cigarettes.
(7) A smoke shop
certified under subsection (2)(c) of this section may continue to be certified
in a new location under subsection (2
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 433.847
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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