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Supervisors introduce ordinance banning sale of recreational nitrous oxide; amend tobacco retail license rules
Summary
Humboldt County introduced and scheduled adoption of a countywide ordinance that would ban retail sales of recreational nitrous oxide in unincorporated areas and approved an amendment to the county's Tobacco Retail Licensing rules to make license revocation an enforcement tool.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on May 6 introduced a proposed ordinance that would ban the sale of nitrous oxide and related paraphernalia for recreational use in unincorporated parts of the county, and separately approved an amendment to the county's Tobacco Retail Licensing (TRL) ordinance that ties license revocation to violations of the proposed ban.
Public Health Director Sofia Pereira and Healthy Communities manager Brianna Sherlock presented the item as the outcome of a multi-month retail landscape analysis and intergovernmental coordination with city managers. The county's substance-use prevention staff visited 44 retailers across the region and found nitrous oxide products in plain sight at 24 of the outlets visited, chiefly smoke shops and some specialty food or chef stores.
Sherlock summarized health risks…
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