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Cigars. sold,in 5 packs Cigarillos sold in 3 packs Little cigars sold individually Proposed to be exempt from the minimum pack size requirements are:: (a) premium . cigars with a minimum.cost of $10.00 per.cigar; (b) hand -rolled cigars; or (c) cigars which are.sold at retail establishments where only persons age -21 or older are allowed. These exemptions -address providing choices to adults age 21 or older, while retaining price sensitivity to discourage underage smoking: However, at the Youth Commission's November 13th meeting'. speakers recommended that the Youth -Commission also consider minimum pricing for tobacco products, and additionally to disallow discounts or coupons. The Youth Commission considered the rationale about -low-priced tobacco -products. being attractive to underage persons and made minimum pricing part of its recommendation. Retailers concerns about minimum pack:sizes and pricing include:. proposal about pack sizes do not reflect manufacturers actual pack sizes; and need clarity about exemptions. The. Human Services Commission is asked to consider how minimum pricing may affect. - lower-income members of the community over the age of 21 who seek to purchase tobacco products when considering the Youth Commission's' concerns about attractiveness of low-cost items to young persons. Staff will need additional time to- research. minimum pricing restrictions. It is. expected that a proposal will be ready for- City Council consideration in early 2020. However, no minimum pricing provisions are included in Attachment 7; which is focused only on minimum pack sizes: .This proposed restriction (whether minimum pack size and/or.minim um pricing) would go into effect on July 1, 2020 and would not;apply.to wholesalers or distributors. 5. Prohibit Possession of Tobacco, E -Cigarettes and related products by Persons Under the Age of 21. In 2015; the Municipal Code was amended to prohibit persons under the age of 18 from possessing tobacco products, including e -cigarettes; in public. places and . private places open to the public (like the parkinglot. at a. shopping center). The code - allows underage persons to have such items confiscated. This provision was adopted at.. - the request of the Police Department, which noted that persons over the age of 18 would go.to retailers, buy tobacco products, and then given them to underage friends in.. Page 7 of:9