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Receive an oral presentation on implementation of the Monterey County Tobacco Retail License Program in the unincorporated areas of the County of Monterey and other local jurisdictions.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Receive an oral presentation on implementation of the Monterey County Tobacco Retail License Program in the unincorporated areas of the County of Monterey and other local jurisdictions.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
As background, on July 2, 2012, Board Chair Dave Potter notified City Mayors in Monterey County that the Board of Supervisors had implemented a county Tobacco Retail License (TRL) Program by adopting an ordinance adding chapter 7.80 to the county code establishing licensing requirements for tobacco retailing within the unincorporated area of Monterey County. This ordinance is structured so that cities can implement their own tobacco retail license program by adopting the county ordinance as their own ordinance. The primary goal of the county Tobacco Retail License Program and TRL Ordinance is to reduce youth access to tobacco. Chair Potter encouraged Mayors to join the County to help abolish youth smoking.
Following Board approval of the county TRL Ordinance, the cities of Carmel, Monterey and Salinas approved resolutions which adopt the county TRL Ordinance by reference in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the County of Monterey and the City of Monterey to administer the TRL program has been completed. Last month, notices were sent out by the City of Monterey to tobacco retailers within city limits informing them of this requirement and instructions on how to apply for a TRL permit. Applications have been received by Tobacco Control Program staff and are being processed.
The MOA with the City of Monterey is being used as a template for reviewing and approving MOA's with the cities of Carmel and Salinas.
The outline below provides key events th...
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