Tobacco Enforcement

At this time, due to our remote operations, we encourage you to submit your certification form and all attachments electronically. Information uploaded to the Certification Forms will be available for 30 days. After 30 days, your link will expire and the information will automatically be deleted from the system.

• 2025 Participating Manufacturer Certification Form
• 2025 Non-Participating Manufacturer Certification Form
• 2025 Quarterly Manufacturer Certification
• Packaging Change Certification Form

Cigarette Stamping Agent (CSAs) should continue to submit documents directly to both DOR and to the OAG’s Tobacco Enforcement Section (TES) with specific information for each agency.

TES submissions specifically, for the monthly Non-Participating Manufacturer (NPM) cigarette (DAS-95) and Roll Your Own (RYO, REV-1808) reporting should include:

• Properly completed DAS-95 form and/or REV-1808 form (click on the example of properly completed form)
• Detailed Instructions For Monthly Reporting of NPM Cigarette and Roll Your Own (RYO) Tobacco Sales
• Monthly NPM submissions are to be emailed to tobacco@attorneygeneral.gov

• Certifications are currently being accepted. Certify early to ensure inclusion on the Directory. RYO brands are currently being certified and will added to the Directory upon approval
• Certification Forms due by January 28, 2017
• RYO brands must be added to the Directory by March 14, 2017
• All non-certified RYO brands will be deemed contraband and subject to seizure on March 28, 2017
• PA Bulletin – October 15, 2016

• Act 2008-42
• Manufacturers’ Information
• CSAs and Wholesalers’ Information
• Retailers’ Information

• Cigarette Fire Investigation Reporting Form

If you are here to seek assistance in reporting the sale of tobacco or vaping products to minors please contact the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) at https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/compliance-enforcement-training/report-potential-tobacco-product-violation?source=govdelivery. You may also send an e-mail to CTPCompliance@FDA.hhs.gov or call (877) 287-1373. Violations that occur in the city of Philadelphia can be reported by calling 888-99-SMOKE (888-997-6653).

The Tobacco Enforcement Section (TES) of the Public Protection Division promotes the health of Pennsylvania citizens by working towards the cessation of smoking throughout the Commonwealth.

To contact the Tobacco Enforcement Section, you may do so by email at tobacco@attorneygeneral.gov.

• Other Tobacco Products Tax Bulletin 2021-01
• Response to PA Distributor’s Association on Legality of Retail Rolling Machines

Pursuant to § 907, after September 22, 2009, a cigarette or any of its component parts shall not contain an artificial or natural flavor (other than tobacco or menthol) or an herb or spice that is a characterizing flavor of the tobacco product or tobacco smoke. Click here to read the H. R. 1256 Act.

• Master Settlement Agreement (MSA)
• Tobacco Settlement Agreement Act (TSAA)
• Summary of Key Points of the Master Settlement Agreement
• Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
• Non-Participating Manufacturer Issues
• MSA Payments Pennsylvania
• PA’s Model Escrow Agreement
• Truth Initiative
• Assurance of Voluntary Compliance Snapshots
• PACT ACT

Act No. 57 of 2025, which was signed by Governor Shapiro on December 22, 2025, establishes a directory of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products that may be sold in the Commonwealth. The Department and the Attorney General are empowered to enforce Act 57, and the Attorney General is responsible for administering the ENDS directory.

An ENDS manufacturer seeking to have its product included on the ENDS directory must submit a certification to the Attorney General by April 21, 2026 and by April 21 of each year after 2026 to remain on the directory. The ENDS directory will be published by June 20, 2026. ENDS products not appearing on the directory shall be subject to seizure by the Commonwealth after October 18, 2026.

Certification forms will be made available below. If you are an ENDS manufacturer and would like your ENDS product to appear on the directory, please see the documents and resources below. Please contact tobacco@attorneygeneral.gov with any questions. There is also a link below to the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) Office of Small Business Assistance (OSBA), which may provide guidance regarding the PMTA process for small businesses. Thank you.

• ACT No 57 of 2025
• Frequently Asked Questions
• CTP’s Office of Small Business Assistance (OSBA)