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Aft achment4 would add a new. Municipal Code Chapter 18.109 and amend §§9.24.020 ..and 18.44.080 to create this 1,000 -foot buffer. Maps of public schools, public parks and public recreation facilities, the proposed 1,000 -foot buffer, and tobacco retailer locations5 are provided as Attachments 5 and 6: Like the other restrictions discussed, this proposed restriction would go into effect on July 1, 2020; would not apply'to wholesalers or distributors; and would -exempt products authorized by the FDA for medical purposes. Tobacco retailers are concerned that: if gas stations cannot.sell. cigarettes to adults, then those adults will go elsewhere for gas, food, etc. _Retailers are also, concerned about the distance restrictions and they want. restriction only 500 feet.from public schools; or want restriction only 1,000 feet from public schools. 4. Minimum Pack Sizing and Minimum Pricing for Some Cigar and :Cigarette. Packs. - - - The Youth Commission was advised by speakers that tobacco retailers often sell low- cost tobacco products in packs'of one, two or three. Such inexpensive items are more accessible to all users, but especially to youth who are trying different tobacco- products. and are. extremelyprice sensitive. While state law requires cigarettes to be sold in . minimum packs of 200, no such regulation applies to little cigars or cigarillos. riuuuE;w LyNcZi. A comparison of shapes and sizes In the area, Alameda, Berkeley, Contra Costa County, and San Pablo have adopted: minimum pack sizes for cigars, little cigars and cigarillos:' As presented to the Youth Commission, the proposed. ordinance (Attachment 7).would impose minimum pack sizes of: cigars- a minimum. pack of 6; cigarillos - a minimum pack of 25; and little cigars -.a minimum pack of 20. which would apply to items such as: 5 The tobacco retailers locations are based on data from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. license database, city business licenses, and staff knowledge. 6 SeeCalifornia Penal Code §308.3. Again, this is information: was obtained during research for tobacco. restrictions overall. No formal survey of local cities was done to see how: many have minimum pack sizes: Page 6 of 9