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Ordinance amending Title 6, Chapter 6.46 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (Tobacco Retailer Permit) to adopt by reference Title 4, Chapter 4.98 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, and repealing in its entirety Title 6, Chapter 6.47 (Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products, Pharmacy Sales of Tobacco Products, and Sales of Electronic Smoking Devices Prohibited). (second reading)
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WHEREAS, in 2008 the City of South San Francisco (City) adopted by reference San Mateo County Ordinance Code (SMCOC) Chapter 4.98 (Tobacco Retailer Permit) as South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC) Title 6, Chapter 6.46; and
WHEREAS, the City's adoption by reference of SMCOC Chapter 4.98 serves as the mechanism for the County of San Mateo's (County) enforcement of Tobacco Retailer Permits in the City; and
WHEREAS, effective June 22, 2023, the County Board of Supervisors repealed the former SMCOC Chapter 4.98 (Tobacco Retailer Permit) and enacted a new SMCOC Chapter 4.98; and
WHEREAS, the County's newly adopted SMCOC Chapter 4.98 strengthens enforcement of tobacco retailer permit requirements, requires two inspections per year of all retailers; establishes retailing restrictions for new businesses; updates the definitions of tobacco products to include synthetic nicotine and to align with the state's definition of tobacco products, including flavored tobacco products; and prohibits issuing new tobacco retailer permits for any location within 1,000 feet of a "youth populated area" or within 500 feet of an existing tobacco retailer; and
WHEREAS, the County identified that the restrictions under the newly adopted SMCOC Chapter 4.98 are necessary to clarify County Health's authority to enforce within incorporated areas and to reduce logistical challenges associated with administering and enforcing several city ordinances; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the County's newly adopted SMCOC Chapter 4.98, cities that want County Health to administer the tobacco retailer permit ...
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