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October 2009	NEW! 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. Roundtable planning tips
October 2009	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 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 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. Annotated Resource List
July 2009	2009 National Conference PowerPoint Presentations! California Tobacco Control Program’s priority area “Reducing Tobacco Availability” was well represented at the 2009 NCTOH in Phoenix and the 2009 National Synar Workshop. Below are links to three presentations that were provided by CTCP-funded project staff and CTCP staff: “Enforcement Roundtables: an Innovative State-Local Partnership to Reduce Illegal Sales,” “Confronting the Industry’s Retail Tobacco Pricing Schemes: Key Policy Considerations,” and “Local Tobacco Retailer Licensing: Why it is Beneficial and How to Make it Happen.” Please contact the individual presenters with any questions. These presentations are great resources for local tobacco control projects who are addressing illegal sales to minors, tobacco retailer licensing, and/or tobacco advertising and marketing! Enforcement Roundtables: an Innovative State-Local Partnership to Reduce Illegal Sales Confronting the Industry’s Retail Tobacco Pricing Schemes: Key Policy Considerations Local Tobacco Retailer Licensing: Why it is Beneficial and How to Make it Happen
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 Roundtable agenda Bay Area Region Roundtable evaluation form
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. Tracking and Reporting Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors: How-to Guide Revised AVC list: AVC list (November 2008)
July 2007	How to Obtain a List of Retailers From the BOE
January 2007	Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth: California Retailers and Youth Tobacco Laws (revised January 2007) Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth: California Retailers and Youth Tobacco Laws is a training presentation designed as a self-education tool for use by California tobacco retailers and their employees. Accompanying the training presentation is an introductory letter to retailers and a clerk quiz. The California Department of Health Services is providing this training pursuant to Business & Professions Code, Section 22974.8. This law requires that training be provided to licensed California tobacco retailers who have received a warning letter from the State Board of Equalization following a first conviction of a state law which prohibits selling, giving or furnishing tobacco products to persons under the age of 18. Retail Introductory Letter Tobacco Retailer Presentation Clerk Quiz

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