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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding Article XVII (Tobacco Retailers) to Chapter VI (Businesses, Occupations and Industries) to Require Licensure of Tobacco Retailers and Prohibit the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products. (City Attorney 2310)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. ______
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AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING ARTICLE XVII (TOBACCO RETAILERS) TO CHAPTER VI (BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES) TO REQUIRE THE LICENSURE OF TOBACCO RETAILERS AND PROHIBIT THE SALE OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS
The City Council of the City of Alameda does ordain as follows:
SECTION I. FINDINGS. The City Council of the City of Alameda hereby finds and declares as follows:
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a local licensing system for tobacco retailers is appropriate to ensure that retailers comply with tobacco control laws and business standards of the City, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of our residents; and
WHEREAS, approximately 480,000 people die in the United States from tobacco-related diseases every year, making tobacco use the nation's leading cause of preventable death; and
WHEREAS, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that tobacco kills roughly 6 million people and causes over half a trillion dollars in economic damage each year; and
WHEREAS, 5.6 million of today's Americans who are younger than 18 are projected to die prematurely from a smoking-related illness; and
WHEREAS, tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in California and continues to be an urgent public health issue, as evidenced by the following:
* 40,000 California adults die from their own smoking annually;
* More than 25% of all adult cancer deaths in California are attributable to smoking;
* Smoking costs California $13.29 billion in annual health care expenses, $3.58 billion in Medicaid costs caused by smoking, and $10.35 billion ...
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