Matrix of Strong Local Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinances

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1 Matrix of Strong Local Tobacco Retailer Licensing 2013 California of Public JUNE 2017 In order to reduce illegal sales of tobacco products to minors, many cities and counties in California have adopted strong local tobacco retailer licensing ordinances. This document highlights the 133 ordinances that are considered strong, as well as the fee and enforcement provisions. A strong local tobacco licensing law is defined as one that includes the following four components: Requirements that all retailers that sell tobacco products must obtain a license and renew it annually. A fee set high enough to sufficiently fund an effective program including administration of the program and enforcement efforts. An enforcement plan, that includes compliance checks, should be clearly stated. Coordination of tobacco regulations so that a violation of any existing local, state or federal tobacco regulation violates the license. A financial deterrent through fines and penalties including the suspension and revocation of the license. Fines and penalties should be outlined in the ordinance. Below is a list of the 133 local ordinances in California that have met the requirements for a strong local tobacco retailer licensing ordinance along with basic information about the community population, license fee and designated enforcement agencies. The jurisdictions are listed in alphabetical order under each county in order to make it easy to compare fee and enforcement details for similar jurisdictions. For the table below, the agencies that enforce these ordinances have been categorized in the following way: : Includes Police s and Sheriff s : Includes Environmental Services, s of Public, Services, and and Human Services Divisions. : Includes Manager, Attorney, and any authorized city official : Includes Community Development Services, of Finance, code enforcement agencies/ services, Administrative Services, Neighborhood Preservation Division, neighborhood services inspectors, Business License Division, and District Attorneys documents on tobacco retailer licensing, including a fact sheet on the effectiveness of these ordinances, are available at: policy/tobacco-retail-environment

2 THE CENTER FOR TOBACCO POLICY & ORGANIZING Page 2 of 6 Designated Administration/ Agencies Alameda County Albany February ,988 $250 Berkeley December ,238 $427* Hayward July ,040 $400 Oakland April ,074 $50** Union November ,452 $665 Butte County Oroville March ,037 $30 Contra Costa County Concord September ,370 $160 Contra Costa County January ,454 $287* El Cerrito October ,600 $485 (initial) $439 (renew) Richmond June ,785 $1,062** San Pablo April ,053 $170 Fresno County Firebaugh August ,202 $190 Parlier April ,500 $200 Imperial County Calexico February ,921 Kern County Arvin September ,157 $275-$655 California February ,248 $275-$655 Delano June ,152 $275-$655 Kern County November ,015 $275-$655 McFarland May ,919 $275-$655 Shafter November ,868 $275-$655 Taft August ,492 $275-$655 Tehachapi February ,280 $275-$655 Wasco March ,980 $275-$655

3 THE CENTER FOR TOBACCO POLICY & ORGANIZING Page 3 of 6 Designated Administration/ Agencies Los Angeles County Baldwin Park October ,537 $342 Beverly Hills August ,646 Burbank February ,033 $300** Calabasas June ,202 No Fee Planned* Carson November ,674 $500 Cerritos January ,039 $50* Compton July ,050 $500 Culver July ,103 $235 Duarte May ,033 $100 El Monte November ,268 $300 El Segundo June ,717 $250 Gardena July ,721 $120 ** Glendale September ,748 $255 Hawaiian Gardens July ,753 $246 Hawthorne July ,662 $375 Huntington Park November ,383 Inglewood October ,900 $350 La Canada Flintridge June ,497 $50* Lancaster June ,820 $261 ndale October ,365 $150 Lomita May ,403 $150 Long Beach February ,173 $442 Los Angeles () September ,041,707 $300 Los Angeles County December ,053,030 $235 Lynwood October ,997 TBD Malibu November ,742 No Fee Planned * Montebello September ,917 $300 Monterey Park April ,606 $40* Palmdale January ,605 $350 Pasadena February ,333 $225 San Fernando October ,486 $250 San Gabriel March ,020 $300 Santa Monica November ,834 $135

4 THE CENTER FOR TOBACCO POLICY & ORGANIZING Page 4 of 6 Designated Administration/ Agencies Sierra Madre November ,010 $30 South Pasadena February ,992 $150 Temple December ,389 Marin County $320 (initial) $75 (renew) Marin County May ,214 $25 Mill Valley September ,910 $25 Novato January ,522 $50 or less San Rafael August ,842 Mendocino County $48 (initial) $10 (renew) Fort Bragg December ,772 $183 Mendocino County April ,668 $290 Ukiah December ,314 $35 Willits October ,928 $75 Modoc County Alturas February ,660 $100 Monterey County Carmel-By-The-Sea June ,842 $286 Monterey November ,828 $286 Monterey County May ,009 $286 Salinas January ,470 $286 Nevada County Grass Valley November ,859 $100 Nevada November ,208 $100 Orange County Santa Ana October ,341 $635 Riverside County Banning August ,068 $350 Beaumont December ,179 $350 Calimesa June ,637 $350 Canyon Lake June ,891 $350 Coachella July ,551 $350 Corona October ,759 $350 Desert Hot Springs August ,111 $350

5 THE CENTER FOR TOBACCO POLICY & ORGANIZING Page 5 of 6 Designated Administration/ Agencies Eastvale October ,613 $350 Hemet March ,868 $350 Jurupa Valley September ,315 $350 Lake Elsinore August ,092 $350 Menifee December ,660 $350 Moreno Valley September ,750 $350 Murrieta May ,914 $350 Norco March ,882 $350 Perris August ,739 $350 Riverside () May ,792 $350 Riverside County January ,755 $350 San Jacinto June ,925 $350 Temecula June ,024 No Fee Planned* Wildomar July ,782 $350 Sacramento County Elk Grove September ,059 $270 Rancho Cordova February ,872 $287 Sacramento () March ,025 $300 Sacramento County May ,729 $324 San Benito County Hollister May ,677 $269 San Diego County El Cajon June ,803 $675 San Marcos July $190 Solana Beach July ,527 $110 ** Vista May ,797 $250 San Francisco County San Francisco November ,228 $175 ** San Luis Obispo County Arroyo Grande February ,736 $208 Grover Beach September ,438 $224 San Luis Obispo () August ,724 $278 San Luis Obispo County October ,549 $342

6 THE CENTER FOR TOBACCO POLICY & ORGANIZING Page 6 of 6 Designated Administration/ Agencies San Mateo County Pacifica February ,124 $300 Santa Barbara County Carpinteria April ,943 $379 Goleta May ,760 $534 Santa Barbara County November ,439 $409* Santa Clara County Campbell December ,726 $51 Gilroy November ,936 $100 Los Gatos May ,314 TBD Morgan Hill April ,145 $125 Santa Clara County November ,764 $425 Saratoga June ,569 $50* Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz () October ,070 $425 Santa Cruz County April ,193 $318 Scotts Valley December ,163 $150 Watsonville October ,015 $255-$382 Sonoma County Healdsburg November ,800 $445 Sonoma June ,989 $246 Sonoma County April ,371 $350 Stanislaus County Riverbank July ,610 $25-$200 Ventura County Oxnard February ,772 $51* Yolo County Davis August ,740 $344 Winters January ,255 $344 Woodland June ,616 $360 Yolo County May ,122 $344 * or County fee does not fully cover administration and enforcement of the tobacco retailer license. Rather, the fee is supplemented with another stable source of funds, such as Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) funds or general funds. ** Fees may have additional restrictions, charges or may be combined with another fee. Sources: Population figures are from California of Finance, E-1 Population Estimates for Cities, Counties and the State with Annual Percent Change Jan. 1, 2016 and 2017.