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DPH outlines rising suspension lengths for tobacco permits as Board questions economic impact
Summary
San Francisco Department of Public Health reported increased suspension lengths and summarized enforcement data from 2007–2009; commissioners pressed the department on recordkeeping, local measurement, and whether longer suspensions unfairly burden small retailers.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) told the Board of Appeals on March 17 that it has increased the suspension lengths it recommends for tobacco‑sales permits in recent years and summarized enforcement activity from 2007 through 2009.
John Sinojou, representing DPH, told the board the department reviewed three years of records and that “we currently have a total of 1,061 licensed tobacco establishment in the city.” He cited San Francisco Health Code provisions that give the director authority to suspend permits and described how DPH has applied progressively longer suspensions, noting the department raised its typical suspension ranges in 2009.
DPH summarized snapshots for the three years: in February 2007 SFPD decoy operations visited roughly 403 establishments and issued 57 citations; DPH issued 56 citations with suspensions typically ranging 10–30 days and six appeals to the Board (all upheld). In…
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