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Summit County Board of Health sends tobacco and communicable‑disease code updates to 30‑day public comment
Summary
Board voted unanimously on Oct. 7 to release proposed updates to the tobacco/nicotine and communicable‑disease chapters of the County Health Code for a 30‑day public comment period; staff said changes harmonize county code with state law, clarify reporting duties, and incorporate forthcoming FDA PMTA rules.
At its Oct. 7 meeting, the Summit County Board of Health voted to send two sets of health‑code amendments to a 30‑day public comment period: proposed edits to the county’s tobacco and nicotine control provisions and revisions to Chapter 4 on communicable diseases.
Tobacco and nicotine. Staff leading the tobacco update said the department consolidated and simplified the county code to reference state statutes and administrative rules rather than replicate renumbered regulations. The update incorporates changes since the original 2018 code — including the state’s Tobacco 21 age of sale and recent renumbering — and adds references…
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