City Council
MEETING DATE: 5/11/2016
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Permitting of Tobacco Retailers
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FROM:
Charlie McClendon, City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
This item is presented for information, discussion and direction only.
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BACKGROUND:
Based on comments from constituents and other concerned individuals, Councilmember Kaplan requested a discussion item regarding the possible permitting of Tobacco retailers.
DISCUSSION:
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors recently adopted an ordinance establishing a permitting requirement for retailers of tobacco products. The stated intent of the ordinance is to encourage responsible tobacco retailing and to discourage violations of tobacco related laws, especially those that prohibit the sale of tobacco products to minors.
Since the County ordinance was adopted some in the community have suggested the City should take similar action.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no cost to study the idea or adopt an ordinance. Further research is required to determine the cost to implement a permit program and how the costs might be recovered.
ATTACHMENTS:
Riverside County ordinance
Riverside County Youth Decoy Program