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North Suburban RECEIVED JUN 2 4 1997' Tobacco Compliance Project Falcon heights • Maplewood • New Brighton • North St. Paul • Roseville • Shoreview • White Bear Lake 23 June 1997 City of Little Canada Joel Hanson, City Administrator 515 E. Little Canada Road Little Canada, MN 55117 Dear Joel: Hello! I am the project coordinator for the North Suburban Tobacco Compliance Project (NSTCP). I contacted each of you in the last few weeks via letter and phone to introduce myself and to introduce you to our tobacco program. My hope was that you would be interested in joining our program and contributing to our primary goal of reducing youth access to tobacco. Many of the non - participating cities I contacted were interested in getting on board, however the timing was notes critical issue — until now. As most of you know, Governor Carlson recently signed the youth anti - smoking bill which will affect all of you starting August I, 1997. After speaking with a few of the cities since the law was signed, I discovered that there was much confusion about what was included in the new law and what was required of each city. Below is a breakdown of the new law to help you clarify how it will affect you: NEW STATE LAW (Effective August 1, 1997 -- cities may exceed any of these minimum standards.) J,icense fee: Required: Fee to be set by licensing authority. Currently city fees range from $25 - $300. Compliance check% At least one per year required. Prohibit vending machine: Yes, unless establishment cannot be entered by minor. Most bars do not qualify. Self- service prohibited Self- service is prohibited of single packs of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. Multipack displays OK. It excludes "tobacco-only" retail establishments. FDA regulations are scheduled to go into effect August 1997 and those regulations ban all self service. Seller over 18. Not specified in law. :.0 11 • , 4 -u.i I ,•11111 multiple offenses. $50.00 administrative fine. No provision for Penalties for minors in a 24 -month period: Currently this is a petty misdemeanor. If a MN driver's license or ID is used in an attempt to purchase, then: lst: 90 day suspension of driver's license. 2nd: may revoke license until 18 (may OK work privileges). Licensing authority is encouraged to develop a variety of diversion options in conjunction with schools, parents, community groups. Funded by: Min nesota Minnesota ASSIST is a shared project between the Minnesota Department of Health, SISTthe American Cancer Society, Minnesota Division, and the communities of Minnesota and is 'Unclad by the National Cancer Institute City of Roseville Police Depart Drive • Roseville, MN 55113 Fax: Page 27 I2