To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Departmental
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Introduction of Comprehensive Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance Adding Chapter 7 to Title VIII, Division 1 of the County Code (4/5th Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. ?Introduce the attached Ordinance (Comprehensive Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance; An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Humboldt Adding Chapter 7 to Title VII, Division 1 of the County Code "Tobacco Retailer Licensing" Regulating Tobacco Product Sales and Requiring the Licensure of Tobacco Retailers) and waive the first reading;
2. Set the Ordinance for adoption on July 1, 2023, to take effect and be in force 30 days from the date of its adoption;
3. Discuss the attached draft fee schedule for Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Fund 1175, Budget Unit 411, to be brought back to your Board through a future public hearing;
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the required pre-adoption summary of the Ordinance to be done at least 5 days prior to the date set for adoption; and
5. Direct the Clerk of the Board within 15 days after the adoption of the Ordinance, to publish a post-adoption summary of the Ordinance with the names of the Supervisors voting for and against the Ordinance, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Humboldt, State of California.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175), Budget Unit (411), Tobacco Retail Licensing Fees
DISCUSSION:
Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in California and continues to be an urgent public health issue. The State of California enacted SB 793 which took effect on Dec. 21, 2022, in response to the rising epidemic of youth usage of flavored tobacco products; the targeted marketing of certain flavored tobacco products to communities of color, low-income indivi...
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