Santa Clara County bumps up fines for retailers who sell cigarettes and vape pens to kids

Santa Clara County bumps up fines for retailers who sell cigarettes and vape pens to kids

2 years ago
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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/11/04/santa-clara-county-bumps-up-fines-for-retailers-who-sell-tobacco-or-vapes-to-kids/

Selling tobacco products to people under age 21, or selling banned products – including e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products –  to any customer, just got a lot more costly in unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County.

The county Board of Supervisors in August approved a roughly 10-fold increase in fines for retailers cited for breaking the law “as part of a strategy to protect public health and prevent young people from getting hooked on nicotine,” according to a press release.