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a. Receive a presentation from the Monterey County Health Department, Tobacco Control Program on the dangers of electronic smoking devices and flavored tobacco products; and
b. Provide direction regarding amending the Monterey County Tobacco Retail Ordinance to address the ban of electronic cigarettes and flavored tobacco products. (Board Referral: 2020:03)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a presentation from the Monterey County Health Department, Tobacco Control Program on the dangers of electronic smoking devices and flavored tobacco products; and
b. Provide direction regarding amending the Monterey County Tobacco Retail Ordinance to address the ban of electronic cigarettes and flavored tobacco products. (Board Referral: 2020:03)
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Health Department (Health Department) received a Board referral from District 1 requesting a presentation to amend the County of Monterey's Tobacco Retail License (TRL) Ordinance to ban flavored tobacco products and e-cigarettes in unincorporated Monterey County. Work is currently under way to amend the Chapter 7.80 of the County Code. The Health Department is drafting a proposed revision to Chapter 7.80 in coordination with the Office of the County Counsel that includes an e-cigarette and flavored tobacco ban. This presentation summarizes the reasons to proceed with such an amendment and local efforts made to date to address the public health crisis surrounding e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco.
Based on the Board referral, the Health Department is seeking direction from the Board regarding the amendment to the tobacco retail licensing (TRL) Ordinance. Specifically, the Health Department recommends that the Board consider: 1) a complete e-cigarette ban in all areas of unincorporated Monterey County; 2) a complete ban on flavored tobacco products in all areas of unincorporated Monterey County and 3) a limitation on the sale of tobacco products withi...
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