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Tobacco compliance checks find one underage sale at Rawson vape shop
Summary
In June compliance checks inspected up to 14 stores and found one underage sale at a vape shop on Route 76 in Rawson near the 7‑Eleven; staff provided education and coordinated enforcement with police.
Elle told the board that annual tobacco compliance checks covered up to 14 retail stores in June and resulted in one underage sale at 'the vape shop on 76 in Rawson nearest the 7 11.' The department provided just‑in‑time education to the retailer on reading IDs and partnered with the police department for enforcement and citation procedures.
Staff said the city aims to maintain compliance rates above 80% and that tobacco enforcement is complicated by the state not yet having ratified a Tobacco‑21 law that matches federal standards, which forces the use of under‑18 students in compliance checks. The Volusia Franklin group also hopes to coordinate alcohol compliance checks with police in the coming month.
