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Board upholds 20‑day suspension of retailer’s tobacco permit after e‑cig sale to minor
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld a 20‑day suspension imposed by the Department of Public Health for a store that sold an electronic cigarette to a minor. DPH cited outreach and decoy enforcement (15 of 80 stores selling to minors in a recent operation). The board voted 5‑0 to uphold the suspension.
The Board of Appeals on May 6 upheld a 20‑day suspension of the tobacco retail permit for Right Buy Grocery after a DPH decoy operation found the store sold an electronic cigarette to a minor.
Appellant Jamar Taha said he had run the corner grocery for 20 years and that he had not been properly informed about e‑cigarette rules. He told the board he believed his wholesaler had not communicated new requirements and that prior health‑department visits were infrequent. “The first time I heard anything from the…
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