Santa Cruz Police Receives Funding to Combat Illegal Tobacco Sales

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Feb.28.2024

Santa Cruz Police Receives Funding to Combat Illegal Tobacco Sales

Santa Cruz Police Department receives over $250,000 to combat illegal tobacco and e-cigarette sales to minors in California.

According to a report from KSBW on February 27, the Santa Cruz Police Department in California recently received over $250,000 in financial funding. This grant will be used to combat illegal sales of tobacco and e-cigarettes to minors.

As of now, authorities have received a total of $256,568 in funding from the state's Department of Justice tobacco settlement program. This funding will be used for several purposes:

Enforcing statewide retail flavor bans and similar local retail flavor ordinances.
Sue and penalize retailers who sell or promote tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21, including through online sales and marketing.
Provide education and information to tobacco retailers about state and local tobacco laws.
As well as investigating and inspecting the compliance of retail licenses.

References:

[1] Santa Cruz Police awarded over $250k to combat tobacco and e-cigarette sales to minors

Also Read:

[1] California Flavored Ban Fails: Success Rate of Online Purchases by Minors Increased by 9%

[2] Voters in California to Decide on E-Cigarette Regulation and Tax Increase

[3] California Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against E-cigarette Retailers

[4] California Legislators Strengthen Enforcement of Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products

#Law enforcement #North America #United States #Traditional tobacco #Illegal e-cigarettes #British American Tobacco (BAT)

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