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Sergeant Nick Nicholas,Grant Coordinator
Seal Beach Police Department
City Council Meeting-February 24,2020
Tobacco Grant
Program Update
2019
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.0GRANT BACKGROUND
• June 9, 2016 Nor 21 Under 21 boder11
o New Law tint ECigarenes NoE4apor
o Must be 21 to buy We We �aWre
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o Prop 56 Passes
o $2.00 tax increase
o Provides grant funding for law enforcement
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TOBACCO USE BY MINORS
• California Dept. of Public Health:
o Average of 12.7% use tobacco
o 10% in the 10th Grade
o 15.9% in the 12th Grade
• 40,000 Californians die annually
• Estimated that 441,000 children will die
prematurely from tobacco use
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TOBACCO USE BY MINORS
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GRANT AWARD
• Awarded $327,850.00
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RETAILER INSPECTION
• Conducted 32 Inspections
o All retailers were inspected
• Education and Outreach
The Sale of Tobacco Products to Persons Under 21 Years
of Age Is Prohibited by Law and Subject to Penalties
To Report an Unlawful Tobacco Sale Call
1 -800-5 ASK-4-ID
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DIRECTED ENFORCEMENT
• Conducted 26 Directed Enforcement Operations
o Two Officer Teams
o Proactive Enforcement
• Beach
• Pier
• City Parks
• Roadways
• McGaugh
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DIRECTED ENFORCEMENT
• Statistics (March-December 2019)
o 23 Arrests
o 25 Reports
o 211 Citations `A"
■ 70 Tobacco Related
■ 141 Vehicle Code or other
o 56 Field Interview Cards
o 493 Contacts with the public
o Hundreds of Patrol Checks
PLANNED GRANT ACTIVITIES
• Anti-smoking & vaping school presentation
• Increased signage at beach/pier and parks
• Continued directed enforcement operations
• Retail inspections
• Undercover operations at retailers
No Smoking
on
Beach
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