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Lake County implements tobacco retail licensing ordinance; initial compliance checks find widespread issues
Summary
After adopting a local tobacco retail licensing ordinance, Lake County public-health staff completed educational compliance checks and found violations at most retailers across local, state and federal requirements. The county plans rechecks, retailer education and underage compliance checks using interns.
Lake County public-health staff told the Board of Health on May 9 that the county has implemented a local tobacco retail licensing ordinance and completed initial, education-focused compliance checks that revealed widespread problems across local, state and federal requirements.
Staff said the county and city passed an ordinance to regulate local tobacco retailing after state enforcement was described as irregular in Leadville. The local ordinance imposes a cap on the number of tobacco retailers in the county and adds restrictions intended to reduce youth…
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