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Clatsop County staff recommend opting into state tobacco retail licensing, keep 1,000-foot school buffer
Summary
County staff told commissioners they plan to amend the county’s 2020 tobacco retail license ordinance to opt into the 2022 state retail license program starting July 1, 2026; the county would retain the county rule prohibiting tobacco sales within 1,000 feet of a school and county inspectors would perform inspections under the state license.
Clatsop County public-health staff told the Board of Commissioners that the county intends to opt into Oregon’s state tobacco retail licensing program and amend the county ordinance to remove duplicate county provisions while keeping one local restriction: a 1,000-foot buffer prohibiting tobacco sales around schools.
A staff presenter explained that Clatsop County adopted a local tobacco retail license ordinance in 2020 and the state enacted a retail license program in 2022. The county asked the Oregon Health Authority about opting in to the state program last spring; under state opt-in the county could perform inspections while the state would handle…
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