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