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File #: 26-152    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Special Presentation Status: New Business
File created: 2/18/2026 In control: DHHS: Public Health
On agenda: 3/3/2026 Final action:
Title: Introduction of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Humboldt Amending Sections 817-1, 817-5, 817-14, and 817-15 of Chapter 7 of Title VIII, Division 1 of the Humboldt County Code "Tobacco Retailer Licensing" Regulating Tobacco Product Sales and Requiring the Licensure of Tobacco Retailers
Strategic Framework: 1000 - SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, 1006 – Implement Live Well Humboldt – Community Health Improvement Plan
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Proposed Third Amendment to Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Humboldt County Code Title VIII, 3. Pre Adoption Summary, 4. Post Adoption Summary, 5. Senate Bill No. 793, 6. Board of Supervisors Approval Timeline, 7. Support for Tobacco/Vaping Product Enforcement
Previous Action/Referral: 25-715, 25-714, 22-991, 23-577, 25-601, 25-602, 23-1011, 24-863, 24-864
To: Board of Supervisors

From: DHHS: Public Health

Agenda Section: Departmental - Received Too Late For Review (TLFR)

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:title
Introduction of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Humboldt Amending Sections 817-1, 817-5, 817-14, and 817-15 of Chapter 7 of Title VIII, Division 1 of the Humboldt County Code "Tobacco Retailer Licensing" Regulating Tobacco Product Sales and Requiring the Licensure of Tobacco Retailersend

RECOMMENDATION(S):Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Introduce the attached ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Humboldt amending Sections 817-1, 817-5, 817-14, and 817-15 of Chapter 7 of Title VIII, Division 1 of the Humboldt County Code "Tobacco Retailer Licensing" regulating tobacco product sales and requiring the licensure of tobacco retailers and waive first reading thereof; and
2. Set the attached ordinance for adoption on March 10, 2026, or at least five days after the date of introduction, to take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from the date of its adoption; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to publish the pre-adoption summary of the attached ordinance and to post a certified copy of the full text of the ordinance in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at least five (5) days prior to the Board of Supervisors meeting at which the ordinance will be adopted [California Government Code Section 25124(b)(1)]; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, within fifteen (15) days after adoption of the attached ordinance, to publish a post-adoption summary of the ordinance with the names of the Supervisors voting for and against the ordinance, and to post in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors a certified copy of the full text of the adopted ordinance and amendments along with the names of those Supervisors voting for and against the ordinance [California Government Code Section 25124(b)(1...

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