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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS TO THE NEW HAVEN CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING CHAPTER 17 BY ADDING ARTICLE XIX TO ESTABLISH TOBACCO AND SMOKING RETAIL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS UPDATING LICENSING FEES IN ARTICLE XX. - FEES AND CHARGES, AS APPLICABLE TO THESE RETAILERS; and AND UPDATING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE VI REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OF TOBACCO, SMOKING, VAPOR, AND NICOTINE PRODUCTS.
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WHEREAS: it is the public policy of the city to reduce the exposure of children to the marketing of tobacco, nicotine, and smoking products in order to promote their health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS: the city finds the use of these products have prevalent, material, and predictable harmful impacts on the health of individuals and pose a significant threat to the public health of its inhabitants; and
WHEREAS: thousands of users of tobacco and smoking products and other individuals exposed to second-hand smoke die or are stricken with illnesses every year that are attributed to tobacco and smoking products use; and
WHEREAS: tobacco and smoking products advertising, whether intended to promote tobacco, smoking, vaping, and nicotine products use or only to compete for market share, has the consequence of promoting tobacco, smoking, vaping, and nicotine products use; and
WHEREAS: tobacco, smoking, vaping, and nicotine products advertising helps significantly entice children and youth to initiate tobacco, smoking, vaping, and nicotine products use; and
WHEREAS: children and youth are more receptive than adults to the clever images and messages contained in tobacco, smoking, vaping, and nicotine products advertising and are likely to purchase the most heavily advertised brands; and
WHEREAS: exposure to tobacco, smoking, vaping, and nicotine products marketing, adult and peer usage are the greatest risk factors for teenage children and youth that decide to use these products; and
WHEREAS: of these, exposure to marketing is the greatest risk f...
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