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Exhibit A <br /> Amend Chapter 9.32 as follows: <br /> Chapter 9.32 TOBACCO RESTRICTIONS <br /> Article I. Tobacco Restrictions <br /> 9.32.010 Legislative findings and declarations. <br /> 9.32.020 Definitions. <br /> Article II. Flavored Tobacco Restrictions <br /> 9.32.030 Prohibition on the sale of flavored tobacco citywide <br /> 9.32.040 Sale of flavored tobacco by wholesalers and distributors <br /> Article III. Electronic Smoking Devices and Related Paraphernalia Restrictions <br /> 9.32.050 Prohibition on the sale of electronic smoking devices and related <br /> paraphernalia citywide <br /> 9.32.060 Sale of electronic smoking devices and related paraphernalia by wholesalers <br /> and distributors <br /> Article IV. Minimum Prices and Package Sizes for Tobacco Products <br /> 9.32.065 Tobacco Product Pricing and Packaging <br /> Article V. Other Tobacco Regulations <br /> 9.32.070 Sale of Tobacco Products from self-service displays <br /> 9.32.080 Possession by minors of Tobacco Products in public places prohibited and <br /> free distribution of Tobacco Product samples prohibited. <br /> 9.32.090 Inspection by officials <br /> 9.32.100 Violations and penalties <br /> Article I. Tobacco Restrictions <br /> 9.32.010 Legislative findings and declarations. The city council hereby finds and determines <br /> that the adoption of this chapter is necessary to the promotion of the public health, safety and <br /> welfare. Each of the reasons set forth below provides a separate and independent basis for the <br /> council's adoption of this chapter. <br /> A. Substantial scientific evidence supports the causal relationship between using tobacco <br /> products and the deadly diseases such as lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, heart disease, <br /> emphysema and other types of cancer. The Surgeon General of the United States has <br /> determined that smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in this country. <br /> B. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cigarette smoking is <br /> responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than <br /> 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. <br /> C. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Tobacco Control Program reports in <br /> Tobacco Facts and Figures 2018 that in California 63.6% of current cigarette smokers started by <br />