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After hours of testimony, board directs staff to refine tobacco retail transfer rules and radius exemptions
Summary
Following extensive public comment from small retailers, the board directed staff to return with options to keep the retailer cap while exploring a radius exemption for isolated stores and limits on transferability by license‑count; motion passed 5–0.
The Board of Supervisors spent significant time Oct. 21 examining the county's Tobacco Retail Licensing (TRL) ordinance after months of outreach and several rounds of amendments. Public Health staff summarized outreach efforts and explained the TRL's two key provisions: a density cap (one license per 2,500 inhabitants) and a limited transferability clause that allows license transfers only to immediate family (parent, child, spouse, domestic partner).
Public Health Director Sophia Perera and nicotine‑prevention staff said outreach included…
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