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CC - Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Certain Provisions of Chapter 11.15, Tobacco Retailer Licensing, of the Culver City Municipal Code to Prohibit the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products, Including Menthol
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Meeting Date: October 14, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Heather Baker/City Attorney
Phone Number: (310) 253-5660
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council; Notify Me - Culver City News and Events; Stay Informed - Smoking (09/24/19, 10/04/19 and 10/09/19); (Mail) Culver City Tobacco Retailer Licensees (09/24/19); and (Publication) Culver City News (09/26/19)
Department Approval: Carol Schwab (10/09/19)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council introduce an Ordinance amending certain provisions of Chapter 11.15, Tobacco Retailer Licensing, of the Culver City Municipal Code to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol.
BACKGROUND
The following is a chronology of the City Council's prior discussion of the regulation of tobacco products:
* August 10, 2015: City Council amended Chapter 11.15, Tobacco Retailer Licensing, of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) to amend the definitions of "tobacco paraphernalia" and "tobacco product" to specifically include electronic smoking devices and electronic smoking device paraphernalia, as it was unclear from the previous definitions as to whether these were subject to a tobacco retailer license. This amendment to CCMC Chapter 11.15 also added new definitions for "electronic smoking device" and "electronic smoking device paraphernalia." The purpose of the amendment was to make it clear that (1) a retailer engaged in the sale of electronic smoking devices and parapher...
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