Arizona e-cigarette shops ordered to pay $460,000 for selling tobacco and nicotine products to minors

Jan.07

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Pro Source Supply LLC, Pro Source Vapes LLC, Pro Source CBD LLC, and owner Timothy Kell must pay $460,000 in restitution tied to a lawsuit filed last year alleging illegal sales of tobacco and nicotine products to underage buyers.

Key points

• Restitution: $460,000

• Parties: Pro Source Supply LLC, Pro Source Vapes LLC, Pro Source CBD LLC, and owner Timothy Kell

• Allegations: refusal to check IDs and knowing underage sales; continued sales after citations and warnings

• Requirements: age verification, training, electronic ID scanning, regular and third-party random compliance checks, and bans on teen-appealing products/ads; bans on single cigarettes, flavored cigarillos at specific locations, and candy/toy/school-supply lookalike products

• Duration: agreement runs through Nov. 1, 2031

2Firsts, January 6, 2026 – According to AZFamily, a vape shop with several Valley locations must pay back thousands of dollars for illegally selling tobacco and nicotine to underage customers, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said.

Mayes announced on Monday that Pro Source Supply LLC, Pro Source Vapes LLC, Pro Source CBD LLC, and owner Timothy Kell must pay $460,000 in restitution in response to a lawsuit filed last year. The lawsuit alleged the stores refused to check IDs and knowingly sold tobacco and nicotine products to underage buyers.

Mayes’ office conducted several inspections and discovered illegal sales at multiple store locations, including New York Smoke Shop in Chandler and three Pro Source locations in Scottsdale, Tempe and Glendale.

The attorney general said the shops continued selling products to minors even after receiving citations, fines and warnings. The report notes it is illegal in Arizona to sell tobacco and nicotine products to those under 18 years old, and under the age of 21 per federal law.

Under the agreement, Pro Source must implement age-verification policies, enhance employee training, use electronic ID scanning for sales, conduct regular compliance checks and ban products and advertising that appeal to teens. Mayes said the company is banned from selling single cigarettes, flavored cigarillos at specific locations and products that look like candy, toys or school supplies.

The agreement also requires Pro Source to hire a compliance officer, conduct random compliance checks by a third party company and report results directly to the attorney general’s office. The agreement will be in effect through Nov. 1, 2031.

Photo credit: AZFamily

References:

[1] Vape shop to pay $460K for illegally selling tobacco, nicotine to minors in Arizona

Also Read:

[1] Arizona’s New Law Takes Effect: Minimum Age to Purchase and Possess Tobacco Products Raised to 21

[2] Arizona Attorney General Sues Two Vape Shops for Repeated Sales to Minors

[3] Small Business Accuses Altria of Misleading Support for Bill

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