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May -15 -96 02:OOP bernardy <br />1PPE ?EBZPO FAX 123456789 <br />+1 612 - 574 -1639 <br />neat ne <br />l iI .r I l 11 2: Co .Il \I t II (. u n <br />P.04 <br />RESTRICTING YOUTH ACCESS To TOBACCO— TOBACCO <br />ORDINANCE PROVISIONS <br />Licensing Tobacco Vendors <br />Local ordinances that contain regulations and provisions can make a difference in <br />restricting youth access to tobacco. The vast majority of Minnesota cities with a <br />population over 2,000 already Require vendors to have a license to sell tobacco. <br />Tobacco ordinance govern all licensed tobacco vendors in a connnnnity; however, <br />local ordinances are effective only if enforcement measures ate in place. <br />Compliance checks give a community the enforcement tool needed to monitor <br />underage selling of tobacco products and other provisions of an ordinance and to <br />enforce penalties. <br />Ordinance Provisions <br />Fees <br />The license fee should cover the cost of enforcement through compliance checks. <br />Costs include: staff time to coordinate checks, fstradva timsstipends <br />License <br />youth buyers and adult trivets, mileage costs, <br />fees typically range from $12 to $250 a year. <br />Penalties <br />Ordinances that include penalties on license beldam of increasing severity for <br />repeated sales to minors and which culminate in suspension or revocation of the <br />tobacco retail license can be a vary strong incentive for vet** compliance. The <br />more straightforward the penalty, the easier it will be to enforce. <br />There is debate about how to deal with the cleric who sells tobacco to minors. Some <br />believe a modest fine on the clerk is warranted, or a graduated penalty fee, while <br />others feel the burden of compliance belongs on the license holder, the person who <br />profits from the tobacco sales. Community discussion can determine how to <br />decide this issue. <br />Point of Purchase Restrictions <br />Banning or restricting self - service displays may reduce youth access to tobacco in <br />two ways: <br />1) Youth are less likely to try and buy tobacco products when they need to request <br />service from a stop employee. <br />Cantata. Buss= taoManan - Common Eutaw Pnouwto$ Ras <br />Page 115 <br />2 -55 <br />