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May -15 -96 02:28P bernardy <br />IPPE7EBZP0 FAX 12345&789 <br />+1 612- 574 -1639 <br />P.02 <br />A Merchant <br />Education Packet is <br />availabk.from the <br />Nonsmekiag/ASSIST <br />Section at MDl. <br />Ti P SHEET <br />r� <br />2) The absence of displays makes it more difficult to steal tobacco products. <br />The ideal situation is to have all tobacco products behind the counter and <br />accessible only with assistance of the clerk. <br />Age of the Seller <br />The seller of the tobacco product should be over the age of 18. The rationale is that <br />minors have more difficulty turning down sales to other minors. This is an issue <br />that can cause debate — some communities are unwilling to include a provision <br />that could deny employment opportunities fox minors. <br />Vending Machines <br />At least 20 Minnesota cities have adopted a total ban of vending machines. A total <br />ban is easy to understand and enforce and sends a strong message that the <br />community wants to protect its youth from tobacco. Minnesota state law restricts <br />the locations of cigarette vending machines and specifies that in most locations the <br />machine must be in plain view of an employee and furnished with a locking device. <br />In 1991 surveys conducted by the University of Minnesota showed that the law <br />made it only slightly harder for a 15 year old to buy from a vending machine than <br />before the law was passed. <br />Enforcement Measures <br />Compliance checks are an effective way of finding out whether vendors are <br />complying with the law. Some ordinances require compliance checks and dedicate <br />license fee moneys to pay for regular compliance checks. When they involve <br />working with local law enforcement, compliance checks can be a valuable tool in <br />pendi_Jng those merchants who do not comply with the law, and rewarding those <br />wbo do. <br />Many communities use local youth groups to assist with compliance checks. Check <br />with your local D.A.RE. officer, Girllfoy Scouts, Camp Fire, 441, or other youth <br />organizations for possible resources for conducting compliance checks. <br />2 -56 <br />COMICAL HIROO hest - Canteen RS.ara PROMOTION art <br />Page 116 <br />