The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to strengthen regulations intended to prevent children and young adults from buying tobacco products.
The ordinance increases permit fees, fines and inspections of retail shops and requires permit suspensions for businesses that sell tobacco products to anyone younger than 21.
The new rules, which were proposed by the San Mateo County Health Department, increase fines up to $500 for a first violation and up to $1,000 for all subsequent violations within a 60-month period and prohibit new tobacco sales permits for locations within 1,000 feet of a"youth populated area" like schools and parks or within 500 feet of an existing tobacco retailer.
According to the county Health Department, 11 of 74 tobacco retailers, or about 15 percent of shops, in unincorporated San Mateo County sold to underage youth decoys during Sheriff's Office enforcement operations from April 2021 to June 2022.
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