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Fall River Board of Health orders 30-day suspension for Stop and Save after sale to minor
Summary
The Fall River City Board of Health on Jan. 28 approved a 30-day suspension and upheld a $5,000 fine for Stop and Save (101 Preston Ave.) after a Jan. 2 compliance check found a clerk sold tobacco to a minor; the board cited repeat violations in 36 months.
The Fall River City Board of Health voted Jan. 28 to impose a 30-day suspension on Stop and Save convenience store at 101 Preston Ave. after a compliance recheck found a clerk had sold a tobacco product to a minor.
Jennifer, the department compliance officer, told the board that "at approximately 10:46AM, I sent a female youth buyer into the store to purchase a tobacco product. She was able to purchase a single back with cigar for a dollar 50 using a $20 bill." That sale was the third violation in 36 months under 105 CMR 665, Jennifer said, and…
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