The Tiburon Town Council adopted amendments to Chapter 28 on Nov. 5 that ban the sale of tobacco and nicotine products in Tiburon.

Students who had previously presented the proposed change addressed the council during public comment. Diana Garcia, who said she was “one of the students who presented about the amendment to chapter 28 in Tiburon,” told the council she supported “a ban on sale of tobacco and nicotine products in our town.” Isaac Rivera, a high school student in Marin County, said he was “here today to thank you for adopting the, the amendments to chapter 28 of the Tiburon Co. To ban sale of tobacco products.”

The council thanked the student advocates during remarks after the consent calendar. Mayor Thier praised the effort, saying, “Tonight, you actually made we all made history here tonight, my colleagues and all of you. Tiburon is the first in the nation to pass a ban on, cigarette on tobacco and tobacco related products with no exemptions.” Council members and staff also thanked the students for their work and encouraged further youth engagement.

The ordinance modifies Chapter 28 of the Tiburon municipal code to prohibit retail sales of tobacco and nicotine products within town limits; the text of the amendment and the final ordinance document will be maintained in the town’s legislative record. The transcript and public comments indicate the council approved the amendment at or before this meeting; the public commenters explicitly thanked the council for adopting the amendment. The record available in the meeting transcript does not include a roll-call vote tied to the ordinance text in this excerpt; vote details and the signed ordinance are expected in the town’s official minutes and published ordinance file.

What changed and why it matters: supporters told the council the ban aims to protect youth health and reduce litter from cigarette butts in waterways. Council members framed the action as public-health oriented and noted the ordinance is a local law (an ordinance) rather than a policy guidance. The town clerk’s office will publish the signed ordinance when it is finalized.

Clarifying details from the meeting: the amendment was described as changes to “Chapter 28” of the Tiburon code; commenters said the ban has no exemptions. The exact effective date of the ordinance and any enforcement provisions were not specified in the portions of the transcript provided.