The City Council recognizes the inherent danger of tobacco products and that the use of tobacco products has devastating health and economic consequences. The City Council further recognizes that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States, and that tobacco product use is started and established primarily during adolescence.
Allowing tobacco products to be sold in the City increases access to these harmful and dangerous products and does not promote the City's image as a healthy city. To that end, no tobacco products shall be sold in the City except as specifically enumerated below.
For those limited number of tobacco and electronic cigarette retailers that will be permitted to operate in the City, the City Council seeks to encourage responsible tobacco and electronic cigarette retailing and to discourage violations of tobacco and electronic cigarette related laws, especially those that discourage the sale or distribution of electronic cigarettes, tobacco and nicotine products to minors. (Ord. 19-O-2783, eff. 7-5-2019)