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Board pauses enforcement votes in two tobacco‑sales suspension appeals; hearings continued
Summary
The Board of Appeals heard appeals from storeowners after DPH imposed 25‑day suspensions for sales to underage decoys. The department urged upholding 25‑day suspensions (statutory maximum for first offenses is 90 days) while owners argued economic hardship; commissioners ordered continuances so absent members can vote and to allow final deliberation.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals considered two separate appeals from Department of Public Health suspension orders that each imposed 25‑day suspensions of tobacco‑sales permits after undercover decoy buys.
In the case of Quickstop Market (1072 Market St.), a DPH representative summarized that a minor decoy purchased cigarettes on Oct. 14, 2009, the clerk did not request identification and a citation was issued. Johnson Ojo, representing DPH, said the health code, section…
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