The following content has been added and/or updated:
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| July 2011 | Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth: California Retailers and Youth
Tobacco Laws (revised July 2011) Retail
Introductory Letter |
May 2011 |
New! Tobacco Enforcement Best Practices Roundtables – The California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) has successfully convened a series of four Tobacco Enforcement Best Practices Roundtables between 2008 and 2011. The first two roundtables were convened in the Bay Area (May 2009) and Los Angeles County (September 2008). The last two roundtables were conducted in March 2011 – one in Bakersfield (March 9th) and one in Grass Valley (March 24th). As a response to the direction of the Point of Sale Practices (POSP) Workgroup and the needs of the field, these interactive roundtables gathered regional stakeholders to discuss challenges, potential solutions, and possible best practices in implementing and enforcing tobacco sales laws and local retail licensing ordinances. For those projects interested in hosting their own regional roundtable or just building better working relationships with law enforcement, an Enforcement Roundtables Planning Toolkit will be available in spring 2012. For more information on this resource, please contact Andrea Valdez, CTCP Program Consultant, at Andrea.Valdez@cdph.ca.gov or (916) 324-4150. For more information about the Roundtables project, please contact Mary Strode, CTCP STAKE Act Coordinator, at Mary.Strode@cdph.ca.gov or (916) 449-5496. Sample Agenda Roundtables Project PowerPoint Show – includes photos from all 4 Roundtables |
| April 2011 | Impact of Proposition 26: Santa Barbara’s Response In November 2010, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors amended the county’s tobacco retail licensing ordinance. The amendment strengthened penalties for violations of the ordinance, prohibits new tobacco retailers within 1,000 ft. of schools, and increases the license fee to $435 over a three year period. Following its passage, there was some question about how the Proposition 26 requirement of a 2/3 approval from voters for new taxes might prevent implementation of the increased license fee. The Santa Barbara County Council responded with a strong memo outlining the Health Department’s authority to collect TRL fees. The memo also notes the fee is defensible due to its support by a comprehensive fee study conducted by the Tobacco Prevention Settlement Program. Impact of Proposition 26 on SB County’s TRL Fee Memo For more information on the memo or Santa Barbara’s efforts in the retail environment, please contact Dawn Dunn at (805) 681-5407 or dawn.dunn@sbcphd.org. |
| April 2011 | UPDATED! Annotated Resource List for Point of Sale Practices and Illegal Sales – with website links! The California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) has recently updated a comprehensive, annotated resource list addressing the point of sale/illegal sales area. This resource list highlights key resources provided by CTCP as well as CTCP’s statewide technical assistance providers, such as the California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN), the Technical Assistance Legal Center (TALC), The Center for Tobacco Policy and Organizing (The Center), and the Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California (TECC). This document includes direct links to important websites as well as useful tools, reports and fact sheets. Please contact Mary Strode, CTCP STAKE Act Coordinator, with any questions or feedback: (916) 449-5496 or Mary.Strode@cdph.ca.gov. |
| December 2010 | Key Resource: The Cost of Enforcement and Guide for Tobacco Licensure Fees The California Department of Public Health, Tobacco Control Program would like to remind Prop-99 funded projects that there is a great tool available to help localities develop an appropriate fee structure for tobacco retail licenses. The Cost of Enforcement and Guide for Tobacco Licensure Fees allows projects to plan the cost of enforcing a local tobacco retail license and use this estimate to determine a license fee which will cover these costs. Although focused specifically on enforcement costs, jurisdictions can use this document to compliment fee studies on local administration and adjudication costs.For more information, please contact Mary Strode, (916) 449-5496 or mary.strode@cdph.ca.gov. |
| August 2010 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tobacco Regulations Digital Communication Tools The FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has a developed several eye-catching digital communication tools to increase the public’s awareness of the latest federal tobacco rules and regulations, including those restricting the sale and distribution of tobacco products. CTCP encourages our Prop 99-funded projects to embed any of these communication tools on their project websites. These tools can be found on the FDA’s “Break the Chain of Tobacco Addiction” webpage targeted to retailers, trade associations, and state and local agencies working to prevent and control tobacco addiction. In addition to the digital tools, the Center for Tobacco Products is employing traditional communication channels such as direct mail, earned media and stakeholder discussion sessions to spread these important messages. For more information about the FDA Tobacco Regulations and Break the Chain Retailer Education Campaign, click here. Questions can be sent to Mary Strode, (916) 449-5496 or mary.strode@cdph.ca.gov. |
| October 2009 | User-friendly Law Enforcement Roundtable Planning Tips document! The California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) and the Point of Sale Practices (POSP) Workgroup have developed a handy tip sheet for local tobacco control projects that may be interested in planning their own Law Enforcement Roundtables. This resource highlights key planning steps and considerations and is one of several valuable Roundtable tools available for local use. Please scroll down the page to locate additional Roundtable resources. For more information or to provide feedback, please contact Mary Strode, CTCP STAKE Act Coordinator: (916) 449-5496 or Mary.Strode@cdph.ca.gov. |
| July 2009 | 2009 National Conference PowerPoint Presentations! |
| July 2009 | Cash Flow is King! One of the many outstanding aspects of the September 2008 “Rural Pride Statewide” tobacco control conference was the presentation provided by Bill Hall (Modoc County’s Project Director). Bill’s presentation (co-authored by Daniele Minock from Siskiyou County) entitled “Cash Flow is King!” examined tobacco retailing from a retailer’s perspective. Please click on the link below to access this highly informative presentation. Feel free to contact Bill if you have any questions at bhall@modoccounty.us Cash Flow is King! |
| June 2009 | Tobacco Enforcement Best Practices Roundtable – Bay Area Region The California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) and the Point of Sale Practices Workgroup are excited to share the best practices, challenges and possible solutions that emerged from the highly successful Tobacco Enforcement Best Practices Roundtable, held in the Bay Area (Walnut Creek) on May 8, 2009. The rich experiences and recommendations contained in this report were identified through interactive discussion. The 48 Roundtable participants represented multiple jurisdictions in the Bay Area. We hope that these findings will help support youth access law enforcement efforts at the local level. To that end, we encourage CTCP-funded project staff to share the wealth of information contained in this report with local tobacco control coalitions, law enforcement partners and other community stakeholders. Questions or comments about this report or the law enforcement roundtables project can be directed to Mary Strode, CTCP STAKE Act Coordinator, mary.strode@cdph.ca.gov or (916) 449-5496. Best practices roundtable report |
| February 2009 | Law Enforcement Roundtable: Best Practices for Tobacco Retailer Licensing Implementation The California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) and the Point of Sale Practices Workgroup are excited to share the best practices, challenges and possible solutions that emerged from the highly successful tobacco retailer licensing roundtable, held in Los Angeles County on September 10, 2008. The rich experiences and recommendations contained in this Best Practices report were identified through interactive discussion. Roundtable participants represented 14 jurisdictions in Los Angeles County - most of them are actively enforcing a local tobacco retailer licensure ordinance. We hope that these findings will help support youth access enforcement efforts in local jurisdictions. We encourage CTCP-funded project staff to share this report with local tobacco control coalitions and other community stakeholders, at their discretion. This roundtable is the first of four regional illegal sales enforcement roundtables that CTCP plans to convene between 2008 and 2010. More roundtable outcome reports, as well as a roundtable planning tool kit, will be posted in the future. Questions or comments about this report or the law enforcement roundtables project can be directed to Mary Strode, STAKE Act Coordinator, mary.strode@cdph.ca.gov or (916) 449-5496. Best Practices Outcomes Report Roundtable Agenda LA County Roundtable evaluation form |
| February 2008 | Tracking and Reporting Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors: A How-to Guide for Projects Funded by the California Tobacco Control Program (February 2008) The California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) and the Point of Sale Practices Workgroup are pleased to announce the availability of a new, optional tool for local jurisdictions entitled: “Tracking and Reporting Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors: A How-to Guide for Projects Funded by the California Tobacco Control Program.” The main purpose of the How-to Guide is to encourage local jurisdictions to track and report violations of sales to minor laws and local licensing ordinances to the California Attorney General’s Office (AG) and the California Board of Equalization (BOE). Reporting locally adjudicated – or closed – cases to these agencies may stimulate further enforcement action against businesses in violation of sales to minors laws. All CTCP-funded projects addressing youth access to tobacco issues are urged to discuss this How-to Guide with their law enforcement partners and follow the recommended procedures for tracking and reporting to whatever extent possible. A revised Assurances of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) list can be accessed via the link below. Feedback on the How-to Guide is welcomed. In addition, CTCP would like to know who is using this tool and/or what jurisdictions around the State are actively reporting adjudicated sales to minors cases to the AG or BOE. Please share this information with Mary Strode, STAKE Act Coordinator, at 916-449-5496 or mary.strode@cdph.ca.gov. |
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