Ord 2022-002 Adopted - Ch 4.36 Menthol Cigarettes

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products and paraphernalia through self-service displays with limited exceptions; prohibits the sale of "bidis" (filterless cigarettes wrapped in temburni or tendu leaf) except in adult -only establishments; prohibits the manufacture, distribution, or sale of cigarettes in packages of less than 20 and prohibits the manufacture, distribution, or sale of "roll -your -own" tobacco in packages containing less than 0.60 ounces of tobacco; and WHEREAS, despite local, state, and federal efforts to limit youth access to tobacco, minors are still able to access tobacco products, as evidenced by the following: in 2009, 10.9% of all students in grades 9-12, including 6.7% of female students and 15% of male students were current cigar users; in 2009, 3.9% of all students in grades 6-8 were current cigar users; in if cigarette smoking continues at the current rate among youth in this country, 5.6 million of today's youth younger than 18 years old will die early from a smoking -related illness, which amounts to about 1 of every 13 Americans aged 17 years or younger who are alive today with an estimated 4.47 million youth tobacco users in 2020; and WHEREAS, research demonstrates that local tobacco retail ordinances dramatically reduce youth access to cigarettes, as evidenced by the following: • A review of thirty three California communities with strong tobacco retailer licensing ordinances shows that the youth sales rate declined in nearly each community; • A study of the effect of licensing and enforcement methods used in the Philadelphia area revealed a decrease in sales to minors from 85% in 1994 to 43% in 1998; • A study of several Minnesota cities found that an increased licensing fee in conjunction with strict enforcement of youth access laws led to a decrease from 38.8% to 4.9% in the number of youth able to purchase tobacco; and WHEREAS, the federal Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, enacted in 2009, prohibited candy and fruit -flavored cigarettes, largely because these flavored products were marketed to youth and young adults, and younger smokers were more likely to have tried these products than older smokers; and although the manufacture and distribution of flavored cigarettes (excluding menthol) is banned by federal law, neither federal nor California laws restrict sales of flavored non -cigarette tobacco products, such as cigars, cigarillos, smokeless tobacco, hookah tobacco, and electronic smoking devices and the nicotine solutions used in these devices; and WHEREAS, flavored non -cigarette tobacco products have become increasingly common and are available in a variety of flavors that appeal to children and young adults, including apple, cherry, chocolate, grape, peach, strawberry, and vanilla; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Surgeon General has stated that flavored tobacco products are considered to be "starter" products that help establish smoking habits that can lead to long-term addiction; and ORDINANCE NO. 2022-002 2