Public Hearing - Proposed Regulation Relative to Board of Health Tobacco Regulations

The City of Worcester Board of Health is providing this public hearing as a Notice of Proposed Regulation and Opportunity for Public Comment related to the following provisions:

• Tobacco retailers must comply with applicable local and state signage requirements.
• Flavored tobacco products may only be sold and used in Smoking Bars.
• Tobacco retailers to electronically acknowledge that they understand the regulations and are responsible for informing and training employees and required to furnish documentation upon request of Board of Health.
• Exemption to the 500-foot retail-to-retail buffer for locations that held a Retail Tobacco Product Sales Permit within the prior three years as of the effective date.
• Updated density restrictions allowing Retailer to operate within 500 feet of a Smoking Bar and allow Smoking Bars to operate within 500 feet of one another.
• Standardized suspension periods and fines.

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