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Exhibit A Amend Chapter 9.32 as follows: Chapter 9.32 RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESSIBILITY TO, AND SALES OF, FLAVORED TOBACCO, ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES AND RELATED PARAPHERNALIA, CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS Article I. Tobacco Restrictions _9.32.010 Legislative findings and declarations. _9.32.020 Definitions. Article II. Flavored Tobacco Restrictions 9.32.030 Prohibition on the sale of flavored tobacco by tobacco retailers citywide 9.32.040 Sale of flavored tobacco by tobacco stores, wholesalers and distributors Article III. Electronic Smoking Devices and Related Paraphernalia Restrictions 9.32.050 Prohibition on the sale of electronic smoking devices and related paraphernalia by tobacco retailers citywide 9.32.060 Sale of electronic smoking devices and related paraphernalia by tobacco stores, wholesalers and distributors Article IV. Other Tobacco Regulations 9.32.0730 Sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products from self- service displays p 9.32.0840 Possession by minors-of tobacco products by persons under 21 in public places prohibited and free distribution of tobacco product samples prohibited: 9.32.090 Authorize City Manager to develop and implement a tobacco retailer licensing program. 9.32.100 Inspection by officials 9.32.05110 Violations and penalties; Article I. Tobacco Restrictions 9.32.010 Legislative findings and declarations. The city council hereby finds and determines that the adoption of this chapter is necessary to the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare. Each of the reasons set forth below provides a separate and independent basis for the council's adoption of this chapter. A. Substantial scientific evidence supports the causal relationship between using tobacco products and the deadly diseases such as lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, heart disease. emphysema and other types of cancer. The Surgeon General of the United States has determined that smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in this country. B. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. A • - _ -: . • • -_ ,!! 1