Report Card
Enforcement
Although Indiana’s Tobacco Retail License fee is $300, it only renews every three years and not annually which isn’t adequate to fund enforcement. The Indiana State Excise Police is the designated enforcement agency with penalties placed on the retailer, clerk, and “Person.” Compliance checks are conducted once a year per retailer; however, the penalty structure does not include suspension of license and revocation is mandatory after a 6th violation within one year.
Tobacco Retail License
- Comprehensive statewide Tobacco Retail License covering all tobacco products
- Multiple Tobacco Retail Licenses that cover all tobacco products
- Tobacco Retail License only covers cigarettes and NOT e-cigarettes
- No statewide Tobacco Retail License
Preemption
- No preemption
- Preempted from raising the sales age
- Preempted from creating a Tobacco Retail License
All public health is local. Often Big Tobacco works to add preemption to statewide tobacco control bills so cities and counties are unable to enact laws that better protect the public.
High School Vaping Rate
18.5%
of High School Seniors have vaped in the past 30 days
Tobacco Prevention vs. Industry Marketing
$1 : $38
Indiana spends $7.5M in tobacco prevention efforts and the tobacco industry spends $283.7M in marketing. For every $1 spent in prevention, Big Tobacco spends $38 in marketing.
Tax per pack of cigarettes
$1.00
E-cigarette tax: $0.00
State Rank: 38
Higher tobacco taxes are associated with decreases in tobacco use and increases in cessation and lower youth initiation.
Annual State Healthcare Costs due to Tobacco Use
$2.93 billion
Information updated Nov 2020. Please contact megan.boelter@tobacco21.org if you have suggested updates.