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Riverside council extends moratorium on new tobacco retail permits after safety review
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously Oct. 20 to extend an urgency moratorium on new tobacco retail permits for 10 months and 15 days while staff and public-safety partners study illicit sales, enforcement gaps and proximity of outlets to youth-serving sites.
The Riverside City Council voted Oct. 20 to extend an urgency moratorium on new tobacco retail permits while city staff and public-safety agencies continue an investigation into illicit sales and neighborhood impacts.
City staff told the council that the city currently lists roughly 226 locations that sell tobacco products and that enforcement and licensing work has uncovered illegal products and sales at a subset of those outlets. The staff presentation recommended extending the moratorium (presentation referenced an urgency ordinance numbered in the session as "7 7 3 3") for 10 months and 15 days to allow time for a study…
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