how to become a tobacco distributor FDA's New Tobacco Rule (ILCN/WCLC)

Raising the cost of an existing license fee can help ensure that monitoring and enforcement costs are sufficiently covered

See Guidance: Compliance Policy for Certain Labeling and Warning Statement Requirements for Cigars and Pipe Tobacco

Find out if your state has tobacco retail licensing so you know whether you will be implementing a new policy or strengthening an existing one Research existing land use regulations in your community and find out whether your community allows zoning ordinances

Proximity to tobacco retailers is associated with higher smoking rates [1] and can reduce the success of quit attempts for people looking to curb their tobacco use

By including plug-ins for more comprehensive tobacco control, tobacco retail licensing ordinances can include language to address strategies such as: Minimum pack size and minimum floor price regulations Tobacco product sampling restrictions Restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products Banning the redemption of tobacco discounts, coupons, and promotions Raising the minimum legal sales age to 21 and more Licensing Case Studies: Alachua County, FL: Leading the Way in the Southeast on Tobacco Retailer Licensing, CounterTobacco.org Multnomah County, OR: No More in Multnomah: Youth Call for an End to Illegal Tobacco Sales, Multnomah County Health Department and ChangeLab Solutions Edgewater, CO: Retailer Licensing in Edgewater, Colorado, CounterTobacco.org Kern County, CA: Kern Countys Tobacco Retailer Licensing Program, Public Health Law Center Golden Valley, MN: Using Local Data to Pass Policies for Tobacco Prevention in Golden Valley, MN, CounterTobacco.org Philadelphia, PA: Reducing Retailer Density in Philadelphia, CounterTobacco.org Hayward, CA: Leveraging the community voice and equity issues to strengthen tobacco retailer licensing policy in Hayward, California Tobacco Endgame Center for Organizing and Engagement Colton, CA: Community campaigns to reduce youth access to tobacco products in Colton, CA, California Tobacco Endgame Center for Organizing and Engagement Santa Maria, CA: Santa Marias Tobacco Retailer Licensing Program, Public Health Law Center A retailer licensing policy can help a community monitor and manage the number of tobacco retailers and is a typical policy lever pulled by towns or cities to manage the number of alcohol retailers