WAC 314-10-040. How old do employees have to be to sell and handle cigarettes or tobacco products?

(1) Any employee can sell and handle tobacco products when: (a) The business has a cigarette retailer's license; or (b) The business has registered with the department of revenue; and (c) There is a supervising employee who is eighteen years of age or older on the retail premises. (2) If someone under fourteen years of age is employed by a retailer, the retailer must comply with the requirements of the department of labor and industries under RCW 26.28.060 and WAC 296-125-018 . (3) Having an employee under eighteen years of age who handles and sells cigarettes and tobacco products according to subsections (1) and (2) of this section is not: (a) Considered "possessing" cigarettes and tobacco products and is therefore not a violation of RCW 70.155.080 (1); or (b) Considered "giving" the employee cigarettes and tobacco products and is therefore not a violation of RCW 26.28.080 .