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B. Need clarity about exemptions for$10 cigars and hand-rolled cigars; meaning that <br /> $7 hand-rolled cigar allowed <br /> 5. No possession for persons under 21. <br /> A. Support this regulation <br /> B. Retailers not selling to underage persons <br /> C. Have kids caught 2nd time sent to class about addiction <br /> 6. General comments. <br /> A. Retailers are not selling to underage youth <br /> a. Retailers have elaborate age verification systems / ID card scan <br /> i. Kids get around age limits with on-line illegal buys, not in store <br /> B. Bans will impact adults and Pleasanton as a whole <br /> C. Willing to take all tobacco signage inside <br /> D. Willing to "go dark" and not have tobacco visible to customers (e.g. under cabinet) <br /> E. Experience in SF shows after SF ban, sales just went to Daly City <br /> a. Here, sales will just go to Dublin, San Ramon, on-line <br /> F. Experience in Oakland where it allows tobacco stores to sell flavored tobacco and <br /> e-cigarettes, but not other tobacco retailers. Allows police to focus enforcement. <br /> G. Restrictions seem too rushed and panicked a response <br /> H. Youth Commissioners lack life experience to make recommendations <br /> I. Why restrict tobacco and not alcohol (which is seen and sold in grocery stores) <br /> J. Impacts small businesses <br /> K. As Police Department's under-age buy attempts show high rates of compliance, <br /> why these restrictions <br /> 7. Process considerations. <br /> A. Not enough time to consider matter, only got invite letter on 11/12 before the 11/13 <br /> Youth Commission meeting <br /> a. Want process slowed down <br /> B. Youth Commission only heard from persons wanting to restrict tobacco, did not <br /> hear about business impacts <br /> a. Retailers want to address Youth Commission in January 2020 <br /> b. Retailers want Youth Commissioners to visit stores to see age-verification <br /> processes <br /> C. Retailers feel that they are on the defensive because recommendations already <br /> made to adopt these restrictions <br /> Submitted by: <br /> Larissa Seto <br /> Assistant City Attorney <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br />