Iowa Code — Title X (Revenue)
Iowa Code § 453A.47B — Requirements for mailing or shipping — alternative nicotine products or vapor products
1 CIG ARET TE AND TOBACCO T A XES — NICOTINE AND V APOR PRODUCTS, §453A .47B 453A .47B Requirements for mailing or shipping — alternative nicotine products or vapor products. A retailer shall not mail, ship, or otherwise cause to be delivered any alternative nicotine product or vapor product in connection with a delivery sale unless the retailer meets all of the following conditions: 1. P rior to sale to the purchaser , the retailer verifies that the purchaser is at least twenty - one years of age through or by one of the following: a. A commercially available database, or aggregate of databases, that is regularly used by government and businesses for the purpose of age and identity verification. b. Obtaining a copy of a valid government-issued document that provides the name, address, and date of birth of the purchaser . 2. The retailer uses a method of mailing, shipping, or delivery that requires the signature of a person who is at least twenty - one years of age before the shipping package is released to the purchaser . 2017 Acts, ch 170, §68
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