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Stockton extends moratorium on new smoke shops while staff crafts tougher tobacco rules
Summary
The Stockton City Council on April 15 extended an urgency moratorium on new or expanded tobacco retail businesses to give staff time to craft a permanent ordinance with tighter licensing, distance and enforcement provisions; the extension was approved unanimously.
Stockton City Council voted unanimously April 15 to extend an urgency ordinance that places a temporary moratorium on the establishment, relocation or expansion of tobacco retail businesses (smoke shops) while staff prepares a permanent licensing and land-use framework.
City staff outlined the policy work: updates to the city’s tobacco-retail license, possible annual fees, new safety and security-plan requirements, and reexamination of minimum distance requirements that currently stand at 600 feet. Staff noted state…
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