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Stanton council amends tobacco-retailer registration to ban flavored products, requires minimum compliance checks and fee study
Summary
The Stanton City Council approved amendments to Ordinance 1153 (first reading amended) to strengthen tobacco‑retailer registration, add a definition of flavored products (including menthol), require at least two compliance visits per retailer per year during the ordinance's implementation period, and direct staff to pursue a fee to sustain enforcement after grant funding ends.
The Stanton City Council on Nov. 12 amended and approved the first reading of Ordinance 1153 to strengthen the city's tobacco retailer registration and prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol and other characterizing flavors.
Staff told the council the proposed update expands the definition of "tobacco retailer" to cover any retail establishment that sells tobacco, clarifies the definition of a "flavored tobacco product" to include fruit, menthol, mint and dessert flavors, and expands the definition of tobacco products to capture evolving products.…
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