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Ordinance 2208 Exhibit A Page 2 of 12 the age of 18, and that the overall tobacco use rate among California high school students is at 13.6%. D. Youth under 21 currently have ready access to cigarettes and other tobacco products as a result of noncompliance with existing laws that prohibit the sale of such tobacco products to underage youth, self-service displays of tobacco products in tobacco stores, and seeing other underage youth with e-cigarettes in public parks or other youth gathering areas. The CDPH reports in its Young Adult Tobacco Purchase Survey 2019 that underage decoys were able to purchase a variety of tobacco products from many retail locations at a 21.6% violation rate in Alameda County. E. The free distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products encourages people to begin smoking and using tobacco products and thereby become addicted to the habit, discourages people from quitting smoking, and tempts those who had quit smoking to begin smoking again. Encouraging smoking and discouraging those who are currently smoking from overcoming the habit endangers the public health by leading more people into habits that cause illness and death. G. The compelling purpose and intent of this chapter includes: 1. To prevent young people from using nicotine until they are mature and capable of making an informed and rational decision; 2. To reduce significantly the ability of young people from illegally obtaining tobacco products by banning the retail sale of flavored tobacco products, electronic smoking devices and related paraphernalia; 3. To reduce youth exposure to tobacco products at point of sale in grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores and gas stations, as well as exposure to tobacco store advertising, near youth-gathering places such as public schools, parks and recreation facilities; 4. To reduce the ability of young people to possess e-cigarettes in public parks or other public places where youth gather, as that may influence other youth to try such tobacco products; 5. To promote generally the health and welfare of all people in the community against the health hazards and harmful effects of using addictive tobacco products. 9.32.020 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as set forth herein: A. "Characterizing Flavor" means a taste or aroma, other than the taste or aroma of tobacco, imparted either prior to or during consumption of a Tobacco Product or any byproduct produced by the Tobacco Product, including, but not limited to, tastes or aromas relating to menthol, mint, wintergreen, fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb, or spice. B. "Cigar" means any roll of tobacco other than a Cigarette wrapped entirely or in part in tobacco or any substance containing tobacco weighing more than three pounds per thousand. C. "Cigarette" means: (1) any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not