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• Proposed to exempt wholesalers and distributors • Proposed to exempt FDA-approved items for medical purposes • Proposed to go into effect July 1 , 2020 Retailer concerns regarding ban on e-cigarettes, other devices and paraphernalia: • Vaping gets people to stop smoking cigarettes • Adults enjoy vaping • 55% of sales are from e-cigarettes at tobacco stores, so this ban would significantly impact business/profits • Retailers compromise/recommendation: ban e-cigarettes, not flavored tobacco, no 1,000- foot buffer and no minimum pack sizes and prices. 3: Restrict the sale of tobacco products within 1 ,000 feet of public schools, public parks, and public recreation facilities • Several cities in California have distance restrictions, including o Livermore - 1 ,000 foot buffer from public and private schools, parks, libraries and other "youth-populated-area" o Dublin - 1 ,000 foot buffer from public and private schools; 500 foot buffer from parks, libraries, playgrounds and youth centers • If sales restricted within 1 ,000 feet of just public schools, affects 4-6 of the roughly 40 tobacco retailers o Proposed to exempt "tobacco stores" to allow them to stay in business as they already restrict entry to persons to age 18 or older, and would become legal non- conforming use (no expansion, no re-location) • If sales restricted within 1,000 feet of just public parks and public recreation facilities, effects 18-22 of the 40 tobacco retailers o Proposed to go into effect July 1, 2020 (for tobacco retailers which are not"tobacco stores") o Proposed to exempt wholesalers and distributors Retailer concerns regarding 1 ,000 foot buffer: • If gas stations cannot sell cigarettes to adults, they will lose business when adults go elsewhere to buy gas, food, etc. • Retailers compromise/recommendation: restriction to be 500 feet from just public schools, or restriction to be 1 ,000 feet from just public schools. 4: Minimum Pack Sizing and Pricing • Minimum pack sizes should be 6 cigars, 25 cigarillos, and 20 little cigars, with exemption of$10+ premium cigars, hand-rolled cigars and cigars sold at stores with 21+ years entry requirement; minimum pricing should be set as well o City of Alameda requires minimum pack sizes and pricing of • Cigars minimum pack of 5 and minimum price $5 • Cigarettes minimum $7 per package (per state law 20 per package) • Little cigars minimum package of 5 and minimum $5 per package • Staff needs to further research minimum pricing • Proposed to exempt wholesalers and distributors • Proposed to go into effect July 1 , 2020