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Lawrence Board of Health orders one-day suspensions, waives some fines pending retailer meetings
Summary
The Lawrence City Board of Health on Feb. 3 approved one-day suspensions for three retailers after compliance checks found tobacco sales or prohibited products and agreed to waive or defer some fines if proprietors meet with enforcement staff within 30 days.
The Lawrence City Board of Health on Feb. 3 approved one-day suspensions of tobacco sales permits for three retail locations and placed at least one contested fine on conditional continuance after a presentation by enforcement staff.
Cesar, the board’s tobacco compliance presenter, told the panel that compliance checks in October found underage sales and prohibited flavored products at multiple stores in Lawrence. "He was not asked for ID," Cesar said of the decoy who purchased a pack; he reported the store was issued a first-offense $1,000 fine and paid it. Based on that and similar findings, a board member moved to suspend the tobacco permit for A and E Supermarket for one business day beginning at opening on Feb. 19, 2026; the motion was seconded and approved.
Similar motions carried for Melo…
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