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Mohave County health staff outline new Arizona Tobacco-21 law, report lower retailer fail rate
Summary
A Mohave County tobacco-prevention specialist reviewed Arizona's SB1247 (raising tobacco purchase age to 21), described two Arizona-specific exemptions, and told the Board of Health the county's retailer failure rate has fallen this year. County staff described education and retailer-training programs used to support compliance.
Kelsey King, community health education specialist senior for Mohave County's Tobacco Use Prevention Program, briefed the Board of Health on Arizona's Senate Bill 1247, which aligns Arizona law with federal tobacco-age rules by raising the minimum purchase age for tobacco and nicotine products to 21.
King noted Arizona's statute contains two exemptions not in the federal law: active members of the National Guard or U.S. armed forces (who must present military identification at purchase) and use of…
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