56 / 60
}
NUMBER OF
TOBACCO
ORDINANCES
2014
}
NUMBER OF
TOBACCO
ORDINANCES
2013
}
NUMBER OF
TOBACCO
ORDINANCES
2012
}
NUMBER OF
TOBACCO
ORDINANCES
2011
}
NUMBER OF
TOBACCO
ORDINANCES
2015
}
NUMBER OF
TOBACCO
ORDINANCES
2016
GROWING
GRASSROOTS
RETAIL
ADVOCACY
Still reeling from the
impact of
FDA deeming
regulations,
many retailers
are now
being hit with
an onslaught of
local
regulations
and
ordinances.
If you’re one of them,
here’s how to
fight back.
by
jennifer gelfand
THERE IS A PERFECT STORM
of circumstances
that have led to an increase in the number of [tobac-
co-related] ordinances at the local level,” Tom Briant,
executive director of the National Association of To-
bacco Outlets, told retailers participating in a recent
webcast about local regulation affecting the industry.
Briant went on to note that NATO expects to see 670
ordinances seeking to restrict or regulate tobacco sales
by the end of 2016, as compared with just 248 five
years ago in 2011 and 530 in 2015.
(see chart)
Number of Local
Tobacco Ordinances
Passed Per Year
TOBACCO
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