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Arapahoe County public-health team recommends repealing old tobacco ordinances, keeping 50-foot county buffer and exploring local retail licensing
Summary
Arapahoe County Public Health proposed repealing two outdated local tobacco ordinances, aligning county policy with the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act and keeping a 50-foot smoke-free buffer on county properties.
Arapahoe County Public Health presented county commissioners with a package of policy changes and enforcement options aimed at updating decades-old local tobacco regulations and addressing rising youth use of nicotine products.
Public Health senior staff recommended repealing the county's 1988 Smoking in Public Places ordinance and the 2008 tobacco possession-by-minors ordinance, then relying on the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act (CCIAA) as the baseline while clarifying local resolution language. Leslie Levine, a senior community health promotion specialist, told commissioners the CCIAA is "self-executing" and that repealing the old county ordinance would allow the county to follow state law while amending local rules where the county chooses to go beyond state minimums.
Staff recommended preserving the county's existing…
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