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WORKSESSION AGENDA
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 5:30PM
Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting may do so in person.
Minutes
Approval Of CC WS Meeting Minutes
WS 08 -27 -2024.PDF
Worksession Topics
Prohibiting The Sale Of Flavored Tobacco Discussion
Katie Engman & Molly Schmidtke, ANSR, presenting.
PRESENTATION.PDF
2023 MYTS HIGHLIGHTS FINAL.PDF
FLAVOR COMMERICAL TOBACCO.PDF
2023 -FLAVORED -TOBACCO -POLL -SUMMARY.PDF
CANNABIS -AND -COMMERCIAL -TOBACCO_MSFG_2.28.PDF
CAPPING THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO LICENSES IN YOUR
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Future Worksession Dates, Times And Agenda Items
Future Agenda Items
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.PDF
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CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGEWORKSESSION AGENDATuesday, September 10, 2024 at 5:30PMMembers of the public who wish to attend the meeting may do so in person. MinutesApproval Of CC WS Meeting MinutesWS 08 -27 -2024.PDFWorksession TopicsProhibiting The Sale Of Flavored Tobacco DiscussionKatie Engman & Molly Schmidtke, ANSR, presenting.PRESENTATION.PDF2023 MYTS HIGHLIGHTS FINAL.PDFFLAVOR COMMERICAL TOBACCO.PDF2023-FLAVORED -TOBACCO -POLL -SUMMARY.PDFCANNABIS-AND -COMMERCIAL -TOBACCO_MSFG_2.28.PDFCAPPING THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO LICENSES IN YOUR COMMUNITY.PDFFuture Worksession Dates, Times And Agenda ItemsFuture Agenda ItemsFUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.PDFAdjournmentIf you would like to request special accommodations or alternative formats, please contact the City
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City of St. Anthony
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Minutes
AUGUST 27, 2024
Present:
Mayor & Council:
Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Jan Jenson, and Andrea Stephens.
Absent:
Councilmember Thomas Randle
Staff:
City Manager Charlie Yunker and City Code Official Richard Sonterre.
Call to Order:
Mayor Wendy Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m.
1.Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes
A.August 15, 2024 Council Work Session Meeting Minutes
Motion by Councilmember Stephens, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City Council
Work Session Meeting Minutes of August 15, 2024 as presented.
Motion carried 4-0.
2.Work Session Topics
A.Administrative Fines for Code Violations
City Code Official Richard Sonterre reviewed an action step in the 2024 Pyramid adopted by the City
Council included an action step from the City’s Climate Plan to review the compliance rate of the City’s
watering restrictions and consider fees for non-compliance. In addition, the City Council ag reed to
discuss the compliance rate of yard maintenance in the City and if the City’s compliance efforts are
achieving the desired result. This also presents an opportunity to discuss whether non-compliance fees
should be an added step the staff has available to achieve compliance.
On June 3, 2024, the Parks & Environmental Committee (PEC) discussed the topic of additional
enforcement and non-compliance fees to the action steps for environmental responsibility, specific to
residential lawn irrigation. After staff presented a very minimal record of non-compliance and no record
of either lack of remedy or repeat offenses, the PEC determined that non-compliance was not a major
issue and no changes are warranted to the current city policy.
Mr. Sonterre reviewed Currently the City utilizes two primary sets of language to seek public compliance
on this issue. First, Section 52.09 of City Code reads:
No person may draw or use the city water system for the purpose of watering lawns or gardens during
any period of emerg4ency as declared under §52.08, except during the days and hours permitted. Notice
of the emergency and any permitted watering will be given by publication and posting. At no time may a
hose larger than 1 inch in diameter be used from any service pipe without special permission of the City
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Council, and upon payment of a fee set forth in Chapter 33 for the water to be used from the special
connection.
Additionally, Council Resolution 17-032 further clarifies the specific dates, days and times in which
season irrigation restrictions are to be adhered to, indicating:
Watering restrictions shall apply each year between April 15th and November 1st.
Residents with an odd number house number shall water lawns, when necessary, only on odd-
numbered calendar days and those with even numbered addresses shall water lawns only on
even-numbered days.
Lawns shall not be watered between the hours of 11am – 6pm.
An exception may be granted for recently established lawns. Those lawns may be watered daily
for one year following installation, but only during the hours listed above.
Councilmember Doolan asked if there are things that the City could do to help residents adjust their
irrigation systems. Mr. Sonterre stated whenever the violation of code is seen, he follows up with the
property owner with the complaints.
Mayor Webster asked if that is similar follow-up if the orientation of the sprinkler head is wasting water.
Mr. Sonterre stated he would speak with the property owner about adjusting the sprinkler head.
On May 24, 2022, the City Council approved language (Am. Ord 2022-03) approving language within
section 151.10, specific to the inclusion of natural or native vegetation, included below:
E.Yard cover. Every yard of premises on which a dwelling stands must be covered by lawns and/or
ground cover of vegetation, gardens, hedges, shrubbery, or related decorative materials and must be
maintained. Once an area has been converted to turf grass, the landowner shall not allow the turf
grass to exceed the height of six inches or be allowed to go to seed. No landowner may permit or
maintain on the land any growth of weeds, grass, brush, or other rank vegetation to exceed the
height of six inches, any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush, or any noxious weeds or plants
as defined by the State Department of Agriculture. Gardens (pollinator, vegetable, flower, rock and
the like) are permitted types of yard cover and must be maintained and not encroach on other
property or the right-of-way.
1.Any natural or native grass vegetation exceeding six inches shall not be any closer to a fire
source than 25 feet.
2.Setback requirements for surfaces covered by native vegetation and/or pollinator gardens
shall be a minimum of three feet from a side yard property line. No vegetative growth
greater than 12 inches in height five feet from any public roadway adjacent to the front
yard, and for corner houses, a public roadway adjacent to the side yard.
To facilitate the transition of this newly approved option to traditional yard cover, Staff, working with
Community Services, hosted two courses specific to the process and commitment required for a healthy
native and natural landscape. Additional content was provided on the creation and benefits of
pollinator-friendly species within these spaces. Since this change occurred many residents have made
alterations to their traditional turf grass spaces and this has been accompanied by a certain amount of
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confusion within the community regarding the legitimacy of the native and natural species and opinions
on the change. The remainder of the code specific to traditional turf grass remained as it was.
Since making native and natural spaces allowable, there have been few locations in which directed
research into potential code violations have yielded issues of non-compliance. The most common
conversations with residents have been over the need to place a commitment on the continued
maintenance of these spaces, specifically the need to remove weeds and unintended vegetation. The
code has setback requirements from property lines and from the curbline. More conversations over the
need to keep species exceeding height setback limits have been necessary more than any other relating
to these native and natural spaces.
The City’s approach to code compliance is an endeavor to balance enforcement of the City Code as
written and intended by the City Council with consideration for reasonableness for the conditions
around each situation that may at times indicate compliance is unable to be achieved or overly
burdensome to achieve strict compliance. Staff works to educate residents on compliance standards and
assist with compliance when possible.
Through both proactive monitoring and being directed to specific locations reported by residents, staff
identifies locations which are non-compliant and depending on the severity of the problem or giving
consideration to factors which may have prevented compliance, the location is set for a recheck or an
attempt to speak with the property owner is made. When person contact cannot be made, an
informational flyer with the specific section causing the violation(s) highlighted is left.
Should the Council wish to institute a process of incorporating administrative citations (fines) for
violations of the City Policy on residential lawn irrigation, or other violations of Code at what point in the
process of seeking remedy should an administrative citation be issued?
To help better understand the current process used, the steps in seeking remedy are:
1.Attempt to contact homeowner or renter and identify the violation and discuss aspects of remedy. If
contact is not made, an informational flyer identifying the violation(s) is left, often with a written
note and invitation to contact Staff.
2.Recheck location for remedy, usually 2-7 days later.
3.Attempt to contact homeowner.
4.Attempt to contact homeowner.
5.Write letter to property owner highlighting the violation(s) and invite them to contact Staff to
discuss the violations or reasons for not being able to remedy.
6.Recheck location for remedy, usually 2-7 days later.
7.Recheck location for remedy, usually 2-7 days later.
8.Letter sent from Fire Chief asking for either remedy or contact to discuss.
9.Recheck location for remedy, usually 2-7 days later.
10.Based upon type and severity of violation, letter sent from City Attorney informing property owner
as to the City’s options for criminal or civil actions to seek compliance to the City Code.
11.Recheck location for remedy.
12.Repeat #11 until it is determined the City Council should be involved to consider legal action.
All steps in the process are documented in the City’s record management system – Caselle.
Mayor Webster stated there is some confusion about what maintaining a yard is to some residents.
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Councilmember Jenson asked if this ordinance upgrade gives Staff all the tools needed to do their jobs.
Mr. Sonterre stated it will as it is the tools we have. Councilmember Jenson referred to the 12 step
remedy process and asked how often Staff needs to follow the 9 steps.
Councilmember Doolan asked if the Code is more restrictive than State Statute? She believes this is not
just for native landscaped yards and it also applies to gardens. If a process is used for fees we also need
a plan to assist those residents unable to comply. Mr. Sonterre stated the Code as it reads currently in
section E is not correct as when that language was created the State created language that stated no
more than 18 inches. Changing our code to 18 inches would make St. Anthony compliant with the State
Statute. Mr. Sonterre stated we always look at factors that make it difficult for a resident to become
compliant. There are a number of resources that we can provide to residents.
Councilmember Jenson asked if there is an action item to change it to 18 inches. Mr. Sonterre stated this
was approved by Council and will be modified in the Code.
Mayor Webster noted there are volunteers within the City that may be willing to help those individuals
unable to care for their lawns/gardens. There may need to be different consequences for those unable
to comply due to various reasons.
Mr. Sonterre stated Staff does find an administrative citation to be a reasonable option for use in
circumstances in which steps 1-9 have been unsuccessful, ahead of seeking court ordered remedy.
Discussion may be needed on the timeline in which administrative citations might be applied to repeat
offenders versus first time unresolved violations.
The City Council is requested to provide comments and thoughts on the Staff’s Code Compliance
approach and whether administrative citations should be used for one or more types of violations.
Councilmember Doolan stated she has done some research as to what other cities are doing. It appears
St. Anthony has more grace than other cities in the area that do administrative fees.
Mayor Webster stated when considering citations if there are cases that end up in court, can you please
explain the documentation on the case. Mr. Sonterre stated it would include the 11 steps that are
outlined including attempts to go to the property and discuss with the property owner. Everything from
the reporting system is passed onto the City Manager to review.
Councilmember Jenson asked what the definition of administrative citation is and Mr. Sonterre stated it
is a fine that would go out to someone for lack of compliance.
Councilmember Stephens asked if Mr. Sonterre is satisfied with the 11 steps or would he prefer it to be
shorter. Mr. Sonterre stated when asked by a resident “what if I don’t” he does not have an answer. If
he were to say there would be a fine that may prompt action. There are other cities that are very quick
to react. If there are public health concerns, the City may act more quickly.
Councilmember Jenson asked Mr. Sonterre his opinion in applying administrative citations to the Code.
Mr. Sonterre stated it would be a tool that should be in the toolbox. He believes it provides the City with
something more to get remedy.
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Mayor Webster asked when reviewing with other cities code staff, do they find more benefit to hire a
contractor to go in and do the work and charge the homeowner. Mr. Sonterre stated he has read in
Code where other cities have taken that action. He is not comfortable doing that but would be more
comfortable to ask a Court to make that decision through a court order. Some cities use double fines for
second, third, etc. violations. Mayor Webster asked if other cities go onto property and take care of
violations without a court order and Mr. Sonterre stated he believes that is true. Mr. Sonterre stated
there are violations when residents do not obtain permits for doing work on their property.
Mr. Sonterre stated previously the number of directed observations of Code violations was 20%. Last
year the directed inspections of Code violations was 2%. There were 16 directed code compliance
violations in 2023. Some violations were investigated with no findings. We do not want our neighbors
turning against each other.
Councilmember Jenson stated in looking at the 12 steps there is a large effort to get people to comply.
If there is a citation in the language would that make the City not look mean spirited. Mr. Sonterre
stated these are a lot of steps but these steps apply to about 2% of the total interactions with residents.
The 12 steps do take a long time.
Mayor Webster referred to the tiers used in the school system. She asked Council for their thoughts on
citations. Councilmember Stephens stated it is an additional tool to be used. Councilmember Jenson
agreed and stated we are being more than fair. He is in favor of the administrative citation and the 12
steps. Councilmember Doolan added it would be beneficial if people are applying for a permit for
changing their yard we could provide some information on making their yards sustainable. Mr. Sonterre
stated there are videos available on the website for three community education sessions. Mayor
Webster stated it makes sense to look at administrative citations as an additional tool. She suggested in
letters sent there be a timeline for compliance. Council recommended this be included in the next batch
of Code updates brought before the City Council for approval.
B.Renaming of Salo Park – Discussion only.
City Manager Yunker reviewed this comes up as over the years there is some confusion in the area given
the name. This is privately owned property. It is not a City park. It could be called Salo Amphitheater or
Salo Ponds as suggestions. Mayor Webster stated the name Salo would remain. City Manager Yunker
stated the request to change the name would go to Doran as they are the owners of the south side of
Salo Park. It would be a joint decision between the owners and the City. Mr. Yunker will reach out to
Doran regarding the name change.
Future Work Sessions:
The next Work Session will be held on September 10, 2024 in the Council Chambers.
Future Agenda Items:
Mayor Webster stated an email was received from an organization regarding a flavored tobacco
ordinance. They would do the research. Councilmember Jenson stated he would be in favor of having
that discussion as did the other Councilmembers indicated.
Councilmember Doolan suggested adding the rental properties increasing within the City. She would like
to look at the rules regarding renting. This is scheduled for the October work session.
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Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Wolfe
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
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Commercial Tobacco Prevention:
Policy, Systems, and
Environmental Change
Saint Anthony Village Council Workshop
September 10, 2024
Katie H. Engman & Molly Schmidtke
Association for Nonsmokers-MN
AGENDA
01 Tobacco Industry
Impact on our
community
03 Other Policy
Considerations
02 State and Federal
Updates
04 Questions
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The Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota
(ANSR) is dedicated to reducing the human
and economic costs of commercial tobacco,
nicotine and other drug use in Minnesota.
Our core commitments are:
●to protect young Minnesotans from a lifetime
of addiction;
●to ensure that all Minnesotans can breathe
clean, smoke-free air everywhere; and
●reduce health inequities and other disparities
in relation to commercial tobacco, nicotine and
other drugs.
Who We Are
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Tobacco Industry Targeting
Commercial Tobacco is Still a Problem.
In Minnesota, one in seven 11th graders uses e-
cigarettes, and 90 percent of those students use
flavored e-cigarettes.
The tobacco industry targets Black,
LGBTQ+,American Indians and young people
and spends more than $100 million a year
marketing their products in Minnesota.
Commercial tobacco use sets kids up for a
lifetime of nicotine addiction and serious health
conditions like heart disease and cancer.
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All
MinnesotansPay the Price for Tobacco's Harm.
Commercial tobacco use remains the leading
cause of preventable death and disease, taking
the lives of more than 6,300 Minnesotans each
year.
Smoking costs the state over $9 billion a year:
more than $4.7 billion in excess health care costs
and $4.7 billion in lost productivity.
Every time Big Tobacco addicts another generation of
kids to smoking, they put all taxpayers on the hook
for billions of dollars in healthcare costs to treat
tobacco-related diseases.
Tobacco Industry Targeting Impacts
Current smoking rate among Minnesota subset populations
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Tobacco Industry Targeting Impacts
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“We don’t smoke that s_ _ _. We just sell it.
We reserve the right to smoke for the young,
the poor, the black and stupid.”
R.J. Reynolds executive’s reply when asked why he didn’t smoke according to Dave Goerlitz, lead Winston
model for seven years for R.J. Reynolds.] Giovanni, J, “Come to Cancer Country; USA; Focus,” The Times of
London, August 2, 1992.
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90%of MN
Middle and High School
Students who use
tobacco products use
flavored products.
Tobacco Industry Targeting:
Flavored Products
Source: MN Youth Tobacco Survey, 2023
Appeal
2007
Cig a like
2009
Vape Pen
2012
Mod
2015
Juul –the first Pod Mod
2017
Copycat Pod Mods
2019
Disposable Pod Mods/Vapes
2022
And beyond
2021
Disposable Synthetic Nicotine Vape
Tobacco Industry Targeting:
Countless Flavors
Appeal
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Nicotine Amount per Product
Loon Juice Box:
4000 puffs
(14ml x 50mg) =
23 Packs of
Cigarettes
Loon Air 6000Puffs
(13ml x 60mg) =
26 Packs of
Cigarettes
Loon Pluto:
2500 puffs
(6ml x 50mg) =
10 Packs of
Cigarettes
Elf Bar 3500+ puffs
(10.5ml X 50 mg) =
17.5 packs of
Cigarettes
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6.4%
3.2%
8.2%
7%
14.9%
11.4%
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E-cigarettes are the most common tobacco
product currently used (use on 1 or more
days in the past 30 days) by 1.63 million of
America’s middle school and high school
students.
●Almost 4 in 10 students reported frequent
use (use on 20 or more days in the past 30
days); and
●Slightly more than 1 in 4 reported daily use.
Source:Park-Lee E, Jamal A, Cowan H, et al. Notes from the Field:E-Cigarette and Nicotine
Pouch Use Among Middle and High School Students —United States, 2024. MMWR Morb
Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:774–778. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7335a3
“I don’t smoke, I just vape…”
Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey 2023
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Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey 2023
●No amount of nicotine is safe for
young people.
●Nicotine is highly addictive and a
stimulant.
●Youth exposed to nicotine are more
likely to use other substances.
●4 in 5 Minnesota teens who vape
may be nicotine dependent.
The Impact of Nicotine on the
Adolescent Brain
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Social Media Influences
Tobacco Industry Targeting
Blue Razz Slushy Flavor
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Loon MN
Menthol = Harder to Quit
•Menthol increases nicotine absorption, leading to greater
dependence.
•Among high school smokers, those who smoke menthols are more
likely to smoke within one hour of waking and more likely to report
cravings compared to high school smokers of non-menthols.
Wackowski & Delnevo, 2007. Menthol cigarettes and indicators of tobacco dependence among adolescents.
Addictive Behaviors, 32(9), 1964-1969.
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African Americans Use Menthol More
Than Other Racial/Ethnic Groups
Smoking Incidence from NHIS 2009; menthol preference from NSDUH 2009; Giovino GA, Villanti AC, Mowery PD, et al.
Differential trends in cigarette smoking in the USA: Is menthol slowing progress? Tobacco Control. 2013.
African Americans Adult Smokers Who Use Menthol
Smoking Incidence from NHIS 2009; menthol preference from NSDUH 2009; Giovino GA, Villanti AC, Mowery PD, et al.
Differential trends in cigarette smoking in the USA: Is menthol slowing progress? Tobacco Control. 2013.
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Menthol: Tobacco Industry
Targeting
•There is sufficient research to confirm that
tobacco companies targeted youth,
women, and African Americans with
menthol marketing
•Research also suggests that tobacco
companies targeted Latinos, Asians, and
Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders
1975 2015
Sources: http://tobacco.stanford.edu/
http://tobacco.stanford.edu/
www.trinketsandtrash.org
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Don’t be fooled
Example: Ending the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes
●A proposed menthol ban in the US
would cut littering by 3.8 billion
cigarette butts annually
○1.7 million pounds of waste
each year
●This would have a huge
environmental impact!
Craig LV, Chung-Hall J, Meng G, Fong GT. Calculating the potential environmental impact of a menthol cigarette ban in the USA. Tobacco Control.
2022. doi:10.1136/tc-2022-057563
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Vape waste is toxic e-waste and creates three
huge environmental problems:
1.Increase in single-use plastics
2.Introduces hazardous and toxic chemicals like nicotine
into the environment when thrown out
3.Increases tech waste, including lithium-ion batteries
(which are also considered toxic waste).
North Suburban Tobacco
Compliance Project
Young People Retailers
City/ Licensing:
Enforcement
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1.Tobacco 21 (2019)
2.Few restrictions on flavored vaping products
3.FDA declared menthol harmful, but has yet
to act.
Federal Updates
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MN TOBACCO 21
●Increased age to purchase to 21 from 18 yrs old;
●Removed Purchase, Use and Possession (PUP) penalties for
young people;
●Hold retailers accountable for responsible sales;
●Verification of age for those under 30; and
●Signage posted at the point-of-sale.
MN Statute Updates: Penalties
MN State Minimum:
1st Offence: $300
2nd Offence w/in 36mo: $600
3rd Offence w/in 36mo: $1000+ 7
day min. Mandatory revocation
SAV Current:
1st Offence: $200
2nd Offence w/in 36mo: $500
3rd Offence w/in 36mo: $750+ not
less than 30 day suspension
Roseville:
1st Offence: $1000
2nd Offence w/in 36mo: $2000 + 3 day suspension
3rd Offence w/in 36mo: $2000+ 7 day min. Mandatory
revocation
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Commercial Tobacco Prevention:
Best Practices
AppealAccessibility
Other Best Practice: Policy options
to address Appeal, Access, & Affordability
●Ending the sale of flavored commercial tobacco products;
●Limiting the number of licensed tobacco retailers;
●Price discounting: minimum pack prices and prohibiting the
redemption of coupons; and
●Increased penalties for ordinance violations.
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Ending the Sale of Flavored
Commercial Tobacco Products
Will Save Lives.
Est. saving 650,000 deaths over time, including over
255,000 in the Black community.
Appeal
Accessibility
Appeal
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Restricting the number of tobacco licenses allowed
in a community.
Cap Tobacco Licenses
●It is a way to decrease commercial tobacco in a community.
●Research shows that the location and density of commercial
tobacco-related product retailers influences tobacco-related
product use and worsens health disparities.
Accessibility
Appeal
1.Cap based on population density in Saint Anthony Village
5 licensed retailers vs 9,970 residents
EQUAL TO:
1 licensed retailer for every 1,994 residents
2.Cap based at current licenses and reduce number over time, as
licenses are revoked or expired and are not renewed.
3.Cap at Zero through attrition-no new licenses.
Cap Tobacco Licenses in Saint Anthony Village
Accessibility
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»Bloomington: Capped their licenses at 0. Through attrition, the city will get down to zero
tobacco licenses.
»Little Canada: Capped their licenses at 0. Currently have seven (7). No new licenses will be
issued, and through attrition it will be 0.
»New Brighton: Capped the number of licensed tobacco shops to four (4) currently seven (7).
»Golden Valley: Capped their licenses at eight (8). At the time, they had 14 licenses. Through
attrition, the city will get down to 8 licenses.
»Roseville: Capped their tobacco shops are the current four (4).
»Columbia Heights: No more than three (3) tobacco shops.
»Richfield:Capped their licenses at four (4). Through attrition, the city will get down to 4 total
tobacco licenses.
Capping: What have other cities done?Accessibility
Price Discounting & Coupons
»Among Minnesota smokers, about 50% have used coupons or
promotions in the past year to save money on cigarettes.
»Coupons foster nicotine addiction in young smokers and keep
heavy smokers addicted.
»Minnesota adult smokers who redeemed cigarette coupons
were much less likely to quit smoking than those who didn’t use
coupons.
Sources:
Stat: from MATS survey 2014
Henriksen, et al. (2012). DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntrl22, Choi, et all. (2012). DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr300
Choi, K. & Forster, J. Tobacco Direct Mail Marketing: Frequency, Content, and Prospective Effect on Smoking Behaviors of Youn g Adults.
Accessibility
Appeal
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Why address commercial tobacco locally?
●In Minnesota cities lead, the state follows: T21, Clean Indoor Air.
●Why Flavors? The vast majority of the tobacco products youth are using are flavored; nearly
80 percent of youth who ever tried tobacco started with a flavored tobacco product. And
95% of tobacco users start before they are 21. Prevention is key.
●Of MN Adults who smoke menthol, about half said they would quit smoking if menthol
cigarettes were no longer sold in the United States. (MATS, 2014)
●Why Capping? Research shows that the location and density of commercial tobacco-related
product retailers influences tobacco-related product use and worsens health disparities.
●Why Price Discounting? This comprehensive tobacco ordinance will make commercial
tobacco products less accessible and appealing to young people and will protect youth,
Black, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+ and other residents from industry targeting.
●Why Increased Penalties? State minimum fines were increased in 2020. Selling tobacco is a
privilege and we must hold retailers accountable.
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Thank you for your leadership!
Katie Engman, MCHES
Association for Nonsmokers-MN
Katie@ansrmn.org
651-646-3005
MN YOUTHTOBACCOSURVEY
2023
Highlights
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NICOTINE DEPENDENCE IS UP.
The share of students who reported 20+ days of recent use increased 165%
since 2017. About seven in 10 students who vape want to quit, and nearly two-
thirds have tried to quit – with some trying to quit as many as 10 or more times.
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NICOTINE AFFECTS MENTAL HEALTH.
Nicotine dependence can cause stress and mood fluctuations, which
can lead to poor mental health, despite the common misperception that
nicotine can help relieve stress, anxiety, or depression. In Minnesota, 56%
of students who currently vape report symptoms of anxiety or
depression compared to 31% than students overall.
3
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY LURES TEENSTO VAPING WITH FLAVORS AND EASYACCESS.
More than 90% of teens who vape use a flavored product. And, 19.6% of
teens who vape but cannot legally purchase due to their age reported they
bought vapes from a store (including online stores).
4THERE’S STILL WORK TO BE DONE TO PREVENT
YOUTH USE AND HELP THOSE WHO MIGHT
ALREADY BE HOOKED.
MORE INFO:WWW.HEALTH.STATE.MN.US/DATA/MCHS/SURVEYS/ TOBACCO/INDEX.HTML
Source: Helgertz SR. Teens and Commercial Tobacco in Minnesota: Highlights from the 2023 Minnesota
Youth Tobacco Survey: Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota Department of Health, May 2024.
FLAVORED PRODUCTS ARE A KEY REASON
MINNESOTA IS FACING A YOUTH TOBACCO EPIDEMIC
• In Minnesota, one in seven 11th graders uses
e-cigarettes, and 88 percent of those students use
flavored e-cigarettes.1
• More than 70 percent of youth e-cigarette users
in Minnesota are showing signs of nicotine
dependence.2
• Seven in 10 youth say they use e-cigarettes
“because they come in flavors [they] like.”3
• In Minnesota, 78 percent of 8th-graders and 85
percent of 11th-grade tobacco users report they
use a flavored product.4
FLAVORED PRODUCTS MASK THE HARSHNESS OF
TOBACCO, AND ARE LURING KIDS INTO ADDICTION
• The tobacco industry deliberately uses flavors to
attract the next generation of tobacco users.5
• Today’s popular e-cigarettes contain high levels
of nicotine which harms the adolescent brain
development and primes youth for addiction.6,7
• Candy and fruit flavored tobacco products mask the
harsh taste of tobacco and are often perceived to
be “safer,” but the use of such products, including
menthol cigarettes, can still lead to cancer, heart
disease and chronic pulmonary disease.8,9,10,11
• Flavored hookah products are also targeted at youth.
Hookah use is not unique to any community or
culture and is becoming increasingly common among
young people from many different backgrounds.12
• According to doctors and health experts, tobacco use
sets kids up for a lifetime of nicotine addiction and
serious health conditions like heart disease and cancer.
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY TARGETS BLACK, LGBTQ+,
AMERICAN INDIANS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH
MENTHOL TOBACCO
• Menthol flavoring makes it easier for kids to start
smoking and harder for adults to quit.13
• For decades, tobacco companies have channeled
menthol tobacco products into Black communities,
causing death and disease.14,15
• Nationally, 85 percent of Black people who smoke
use menthols, versus 29 percent of white smokers.15
• The tobacco industry uses menthol to target Black
Americans, LGBTQ communities, and youth.14,16
• Among Minnesota teens who smoke, 33 percent
report smoking menthol cigarettes.17
• In Minnesota, smoking rates among American
Indians are at epidemic levels (59 percent), and 42
percent of urban American Indians who smoke use
menthol cigarettes.18,19
WEAK FEDERAL RULES ALLOW THE TOBACCO
INDUSTRY TO USE FLAVORS TO TARGET YOUTH,
MINNESOTANS
• FDA’s failure to end all flavored e-cigarette sales
has led to dramatic increases among products
still available, including a 1000 percent increase in
disposable e-cigarette use by high schoolers.20
• Today, disposable e-cigarette Puff Bar is the brand
most used by middle and high school e-cigarette
users.21
• 2.11 million students in the U.S. reported using
flavored e-cigarettes, including 1.17 million using
mint or menthol.21
TO LEARN MORE OR TO GET INVOLVED, VISIT
www.smokefreegenmn.org
END THE SALE OF ALL MENTHOL AND FLAVORED
COMMERCIAL TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Minnesotans agree: We can do more to prevent kids from becoming addicted
Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation supports ending the sale of all flavored commercial tobacco products --
including menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars, e-cigarettes, hookah, and smokeless tobacco -- to prevent youth addiction,
advance racial and health equity and create a healthier future for everyone.
Every time Big Tobacco addicts another generation of kids to smoking, they put all taxpayers on the hook for billions of
dollars in healthcare costs to treat tobacco-related diseases.
• The federal government (FDA) has proposed rules
that would remove flavored combustible tobacco
products, including menthol cigarettes and flavored
cigars, from the marketplace. That proposed rule is
not finalized and would likely face years of delays
from the industry. Minnesota should act now to
improve health.22
ENDING THE SALE OF ALL FLAVORED TOBACCO
PRODUCTS WILL REDUCE TOBACCO USE
• Ending the sale of all commercial flavored tobacco
products, including menthol cigarettes, flavored
cigars, e-cigarettes, hookah, and smokeless tobacco
will improve the health of Black communities and
other groups targeted by Big Tobacco.14,15
• Among Minnesota menthol smokers, half reported
they would quit smoking if menthol cigarettes were
no longer sold.23
• Minnesota communities are leading the way. 25%
of Minnesotans are covered by a local ordinance that
restrict or prohibit the sale of flavored and/or menthol
tobacco products.24
• Studies show that local flavor restrictions reduce the
chance that teens will ever try tobacco products.25
• Minnesota’s proposal to end flavored tobacco sales
has strong bipartisan support.
• These policies are overwhelmingly popular. A 2023
statewide poll found that 62 percent of Minnesotans
support the proposal to end the sale of all flavored
tobacco products. Support for this policy was high
across demographics and regions, including among
African Americans (68 percent support) and rural
residents (67 percent support).26
@smokefreegenMN /smokefreegenMN @smokefreegenMN
Our Mission
Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation is a coalition of over 50 organizations that share a common goal of advancing
justice by striving toward a future where every person is free from commercial tobacco’s harms and can reach their full
health potential.
Note: Tobacco in this document refers specifically to the use of manufactured, commercial tobacco products, and not to
the sacred, medicinal and traditional use of tobacco by American Indians and other groups.
1 Minnesota Department of Health. 2022 Minnesota Student Survey.
2 Minnesota Department of Health. 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey, 2021
3 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products. Modifications to Compliance Policy for Certain Deemed
Tobacco Products Guidance for Industry DRAFT GUIDANCE. 2019.
4 Minnesota Department of Health. 2022 Minnesota Student Survey.
5 Ritchy AP (RJR Tobacco). Apple Wine Cigarette Project. 1972. http://legacy.library. ucsf.edu/tid/buq49d00/pdf.
6 Jackler RK et al. Nicotine arms race: JUUL and the high-nicotine product market. Tob Control. 2019.
7 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report from the Surgeon General. 2016.
8 Muthumalage T et al. Inflammatory and oxidative responses induced by exposure to commonly used e-cigarette flavoring chemicals and flavored e-liquids without nicotine.
Front Physiol. 2017.
9 Behar RZ et al. Identification of toxicants in cinnamon-flavored electronic cigarette refill fluids. Toxicol In Vitro. 2014.
10 Allen JG et al. Flavoring chemicals in e-cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, and acetoin in a sample of 51 products, including fruit-, candy-, and cocktail-flavored e-ciga-
rettes. Environ Health Perspect. 2016.
11 Bitzer ZT et al. Effect of flavoring chemicals on free radical formation in electronic cigarette aerosols. Free Radic Biol Med. 2018.
12 Momenabadi, V., Hossein Kaveh PhD, M., Hashemi, S. Y., & Borhaninejad, V. R. (2016). Factors Affecting Hookah Smoking Trend in the Society: A Review Article. Addiction
& health, 8(2), 123–135.
13 U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Preliminary Scientific Evaluation of the Possible Public Health Effects of Menthol Versus Nonmenthol Cigarettes. 2013.
14 Gardiner PS. The African Americanization of menthol cigarette use in the United States. Nicotine Tob Res. 2004.
15 Delnevo CD et al. Banning menthol cigarettes: A social justice issue long overdue. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020.
16 Stevens P et al. An analysis of tobacco industry marketing to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations: Strategies for mainstream tobacco control and
prevention. Health Promot Pract. 2004.
17 Minnesota Department of Health. 2020 Minnesota Student Survey: E-cigarette and Cigarette Findings. February 22, 2021.
18 American Indian Community Tobacco Projects. Tribal Tobacco Use Project Survey, Statewide American Indian Community Report. 2013.
19 Forster J, Poupart J, Rhodes K, et al. Cigarette Smoking Among Urban American Indian Adults — Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, Minnesota, 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal
Wkly Rep. 2016;2016(65):534–537.
20 Wang TW et al. E-cigarette use among middle- and high-school students - United States, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021.
21 Cooper M, Park-Lee E, Ren C, Cornelius M, Jamal A, Cullen KA. E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal
Wkly Rep 2022, Notes from the Field.
22 FDA news release. FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to Prevent Youth Initiation, Significantly Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and
Death, April 28, 2022.
23 D’Silva J et al. Quitting and switching: Menthol smokers’ responses to a menthol ban. Tob Regul Sci. 2015.
24 Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota: https://www.ansrmn.org/issues-resources/flavored-tobacco/, updated January 2023.
25 Farley SM, Johns M. New York City flavored tobacco product sales ban evaluation. Tob Control. 2016.
26 The Morris Leatherman Company: Statewide Tobacco Survey, January 18-February 2, 2023.
Poll Finds Minnesotans Support Ending
the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products
Participants were told:The Minnesota State Legislature may consider a proposal that would end
the sale of all flavored tobacco products that can appeal to kids, including fruit, mint and candy
flavored e-cigarettes, menthol-flavored cigarettes, flavored hookah tobacco and flavored
chewing tobacco. Then they were asked:
“Would you support or oppose the proposal to end the sale of
all flavored tobacco products in Minnesota?”
Support Oppose
DFL 73%26%
Independent 69%28%
GOP 55%42%
White 66%32%
African-
American 68%27%
Metro 64%35%
Rural 67%29%
19%
5%
43%
28%
SUPPORT OPPOSE
Four times as many residents strongly support the policy (19%)
than strongly oppose (5%)
62%
33%
Learn more: FlavorsHookKidsMN.org
Support is strong across
geographies, race and
political identities
Overall, 62% of Minnesota residents support ending all flavored
tobacco sales –nearly double the rate of opposition (33%)
Minnesota Tobacco Poll Fact Sheet, February 2023. Contact: Emily Myatt, emily.myatt@cancer.org
How concerned are you about vaping,
smoking and other tobacco use
among Minnesota youth?
Suppose your state legislator supported this
proposal (to end all flavored tobacco sales).
Would you be more or less likely to vote for them?
Nearly two-thirds of Minnesota residents choose the health of our kids
over tobacco industry concerns
Minnesotans Concerned About Youth Tobacco Use, Supportive
of Policies and Lawmakers that Prevent Youth Addiction
Methodology: The statewide scientific study contains the results of a survey administered to 800 randomly selected adult residents
in Minnesota by the Morris Leatherman Company. Professional interviewers conducted the survey via landline and cell phone calls
between January 18 and February 2, 2023. Cellphone only households were 54% of the sample, landline only households with 8% of
the sample; with the remaining 38% having both cellphones and landlines. The results are projectable to all adult residents in
Minnesota to within ±3.5% in 95 out of 100 cases.The survey was paid for by the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund.
29%
7%
41%
22%
CONCERNED NOT CONCERNED
29%
70%
19%
9%
27%
10%
MORE LIKELY LESS LIKELY
19%
66%
30%
PROTECT KIDS ALLOW FLAVOR SALES
It is more important to protect kids and end the sale of
flavored tobacco products to prevent kids from using them
(66%) OR It is more important to protect small businesses by
allowing them to sell flavored tobacco products (30%)
Participants were asked which statement comes closest to their personal opinion:
It is more important to help prevent kids from using
flavored tobacco and e-cigarette products by ending the
sale of these products (64%) OR It is more important to
protect the rights of adults to buy tobacco and e-cigarette
products in the flavor of their choice (33%)
64%
33%
PREVENT KIDS ADULT FLAVOR ACCESS
Seven in ten Minnesotans are concerned
about youth tobacco use
Residents are more than 2x more likely to vote for
lawmakers who support flavored tobacco policies
46%
90%
of cancer clinical trials involved
biomarkers
In 2000:In 2018:
Tobacco companies are investing heavily in the cannabis industry (NYT, 2018). This is concerning given what we
know about the tobacco industry’s predatory marketing practices that target youth, low-income communities,
and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (Truth, 2021).
Altria (Philip Morris - Marlboro) is a founding member of the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and
Regulation, a coalition focused on federal cannabis regulation that provides lawmakers with ‘trusted, science-
driven resources.’
The tobacco industry has worked hard to weaken smoke-free air laws in other states.
The cannabis industry is borrowing from Big Tobacco’s Playbook by:
Manipulating potency thereby increasing the risk of addiction and psychosis, similar to manipulating nicotine
levels.
Creating flavored and other highly appealing products aimed at attracting young people and masking the
harshness of a product.
Targeted and misleading marketing of products “and masking the harshness of the product.”
C A N N A B I S A N D T H E T O B A C C O I N D U S T R Y
C O M M E R C I A L T O B A C C O A N D
R E C R E A T I O N A L C A N N A B I S
Commercial tobacco prevention and treatment advocates have worked for many years to implement
policies that reduce the burden of commercial tobacco and address tobacco-related health disparities in all
Minnesota communities.
There are many public health lessons and policies learned from commercial tobacco work that the
legislature can consider in 2024 to amend the recreational cannabis law to promote public health, protect
kids, and advance health equity.
C A N N A B I S P O L I C Y C O N S I D E R A T I O N S
Cannabis policy should be established with protections for
children, young people, low-income communities, and Black,
Indigenous, and People of Color.
We know that the tobacco industry has long used flavored
products to attract kids and to target Black, Indigenous, and
People of Color. This tactic makes their products more
appealing and seemingly less harmful. We cannot allow the
cannabis industry to replicate these tactics because we know
the immense public health impact they have.
Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation supports
HF4251 (Her), legislation to prohibit the sale of flavored
cannabis that is burned, inhaled, or vaporized without
penalties for purchase, use, or possession.
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Smoke is smoke. Smoke from cannabis contains many of the same toxins, irritants and carcinogens
as found in tobacco smoke and secondhand smoke can be a serious health hazard (Marijuana and
Lung Health, 2021).
Minnesotans expect and deserve the right to breathe clean air in indoor spaces. Minnesota’s Clean
Indoor Air Act prohibits the use of all heated and combustible products intended for inhalation,
including tobacco, nicotine, cannabis and other smoking and aerosol products in all workplaces
where cigarette smoking is already prohibited.
Burned, inhaled, or vaporized cannabinoid products (recreational or medicinal) should not be used
where smoking is prohibited, following state and local clean indoor air laws and ordinances.
Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation supports legislation to ensure all public workplaces,
including cannabis retailers, follow state and local clean-indoor air laws to ensure no rollbacks of
existing clean indoor air.
M A I N T A I N S T R O N G C L E A N I N D O O R A I R
Secondhand smoke (whether from commercial tobacco or cannabis) disproportionately impacts
children, low wage earners, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. All Minnesotans deserve the
right to breathe clean air at home.
Enforcement of smoke-free multiunit housing policies should balance the goal of protecting
residents from secondhand and thirdhand smoke exposure with the goal of ensuring housing
stability for all residents.
It is pertinent that property owners, managers, common interest communities, and local
jurisdictions have the authority to adopt smoke-free policies (stronger than current state law) that
prohibit the smoking of cannabis and commercial tobacco products in and on multi-unit housing
property to protect residents, staff, and guests from harmful secondhand exposure.
MSFG Recommendation:
Replace ‘multifamily housing’ with ‘multiunit residence’ and ‘Multiunit residence means a
building or portion thereof designed or used for residential occupancy by two or more
households in separate dwelling units.” Smoke-free multiunit housing ordinance (Public Health
Law Center)
Revise $250 fine to ability to pay, community service, or other noncriminal sanctions.
Local jurisdictions should be allowed to regulate smoke-free housing, even if the smoke-free
housing provision is removed. Local regulations should include guardrails to protect housing
stability and ensure any local action does not include criminal sanctions.
C A N N A B I S , C O M M E R C I A L T O B A C C O , A N D S M O K E -F R E E
H O U S I N G
Association for Nonsmokers-MN
www.ansrmn.org
Reducing the Number of Tobacco Licenses
in Your Community
The “How” and “Why” of reducing the number of stores selling tobacco products in your
community.
When more tobacco and e-cigarette retailers are located in a given area, residents’ health suffers.
Youth are more likely to start using tobacco. People who smoke consume more cigarettes per day and
have a harder time quitting. Further,
tobacco and e-cigarette retailers cluster in
neighborhoods with a high percentage of
low-income residents and Black and Latino
residents. These communities are targeted
by tobacco companies, and they
disproportionately suffer the health harms
caused by tobacco use.
To decrease the overall presence and impact of commercial tobacco, communities can use their
tobacco licensing ordinance to restrict the total number of tobacco licenses that they issue.
There are varied approaches to restricting the number of tobacco licenses, including:
●Setting a cap of zero licenses.When a license is not renewed (for example, if a retailer closes
or chooses to stop selling tobacco products), it is permanently retired, effectively reducing the
overall number of licenses over time.
●Setting a cap of one or more on the total number of licenses and requiring any prospective
tobacco or e-cigarette retailer in excess of the cap to join a waiting list until an existing license
becomes available.
●Setting a cap at a specific number of licenses based on population (for example, allowing one
tobacco license per 2,000 residents). As with capping a total number of licenses at zero, when
a license is not renewed, it is permanently retired until the desired total number of licenses is
reached.
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●Creating two license categories: one for tobacco-only retailers (stores that derive 90% of their
total revenue from tobacco and tobacco related products) and one for stores that sell tobacco
as well as other products, including gas stations, convenience stores, grocery stores. Then,
setting a separate cap on the total number of each type of license. Any prospective tobacco or
e-cigarette retailer in excess of the relevant cap would be required to join a waiting list until an
existing license becomes available.
How have Minnesota communities approached capping the number of
tobacco licenses?
A number of Minnesota communities have used license capping as a way to address the impact of
commercial tobacco. Bloomington, which currently has more than 50 tobacco licenses, set a cap of
zero licenses. Through attrition, the city will eventually get down to zero, though this will likely take
decades.
Golden Valley capped their licenses at 8. At the time, they had 14 licenses. Through attrition, the
city will get down to 8 licenses. They arrived at the number 8 by setting a standard of having one
tobacco license per 2500 residents in their community.
Saint Paul created two classifications of licenses to sell tobacco. The total cap on the number of
Tobacco Shop licenses is 150, compared to the 190 licenses in operation in St. Paul today. The
number of Tobacco Products Shops licenses is capped at 25, compared to the 39 in operation today.
St. Paul will reach these license numbers through attrition and new licenses can be given only after
they fall below these caps.
Is capping the number of tobacco licenses an effective tobacco prevention
strategy?
Yes. The location and density of commercial tobacco-related product retailers influences
tobacco-related product use among residents living in those communities. Research shows that youth
who live or attend school in neighborhoods with the highest density of tobacco outlets or retail
tobacco adver tising have higher smoking rates compared to youth who live or attend school in
neighborhoods with fewer or no tobacco outlets.Compounding existing health disparities, tobacco1
retailers are often concentrated in communities at higher risk for adverse health outcomes. Further,
tobacco manufacturer spending on advertising, marketing and price is directed at youth and young
adults. The majority of smokers start young, youth get tobacco from older peers, and exposure to
nicotine is particularly dangerous to the adolescent brain. Therefore, the purpose of this ordinance is
1 Schleicher, N. C., Johnson, T. O., Fortmann, S. P.,& Henriksen, L. (2016). Tobacco outlet density near home and school: Associations with
smoking and norms among US teens.Preventive medicine,91, 287–293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.08.027
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to reduce the appeal to youth and young adults and reduce the likelihood that youth and young adults
will become users of tobacco-related products later in life, thereby promoting health, safety and
welfare.
What resources exist for communities looking to cap the number of
tobacco licenses they issue?
There are several resources available to Minnesota communities, including model ordinance language
from the Public Health Law Center. See below for this and other resources:
1.MINNESOTA CITY RETAIL TOBACCO LICENSING ORDINANCE, Public Health Law Center:
https://publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/MDH-City-Retail-Ordinance-20
20.pdf (See Page 12 for language about license capping)
2.Location, Location, Location: Tobacco and E-cig sales, Public Health Law Center:
https://publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/Location-Tobacco-Ecig-Point-O
f-Sale-2019.pdf
3.Tobacco Ordinance FAQ from the City of Bloomington:
https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/ph/tobacco-ordinances
4.Counter Tools Policy Solution: LICENSING, ZONING, AND RETAILER DENSITY:
https://countertobacco.org/policy/licensing-and-zoning/
5.Change Lab Solutions: “Tobacco Retailer Density Place-Based Strategies to Advance Health
and Equity”:
https://changelabsolutions.org/sites/default/files/CLS-BG214-Tobacco_Retail_Density-Factsh
eet_FINAL_20190131.pdf (pages 4-5)
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