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Continuedonpage1614NEWSTRENDSTOBACCOOUTLETBUSINESSMAYJUNE2011MAYJUNE2011Inasurveyof160conveniencestoresandtobaccooutletsrepresentingnearly11000stores43percentofrespondentssaidtheyincreasedtheirstorecountoverthepastthreeyearsdespitetheeconomicdownturnandlegislativechallenges.Eighty-threepercentofc-storerespondentstotheNATOCSP-conductedsurveyreportedthattheyplantoincreasethesquarefootagededicatedtotobaccoproductsthisyearwhile68percentoftobaccooutletssaidtheywouldexpandtheirtobaccoproductandaccessoryinventory.InanefforttofurtherreducewhatitperceivestobethepublicsrecreationalexposuretosecondhandsmokeNewportBeachCaliforniasCityCouncilrecentlyvotedtogivepreliminaryapprovaltoaproposedbanthatwouldoutlawsmokinginpublicparksandopenspacesexceptinspecificallydesignatedspaces.Thosedesignatedareaswouldbeawayfromathleticcourtsandfieldsplaygroundsandareasconsideredtobeathighriskoffire.Adateforaformalvotebythecouncilhasnotyetbeenscheduled.AMaconGeorgiaCityCouncilordinancethatwouldrestrictsmokinginmanypublicindoorlocationsincludingrestaurantsandbarsisunderfirebytwopremium-tobaccoretailerassociationsinGeorgia.TheordinancewhichwouldbansmokingatmanyindoorlocationsbutwouldstillallowsmokingonstreetsandinotherpublicareasisopposedbyboththeGeorgiaPremiumRetailTobacconistsAssociationandtheInternationalPremiumCigarPipeInApriltheFDAissuedanalGuidanceDocumentoncivilnesandno-tobacco-saleordersfortobaccoretailersthatarenowineffect.The12-pageGuidanceDocumentexplainshowtheFDAwillassessnesonretailerswhoviolatethefederaltobaccocompliancechecksandregulations.InittheFDAexplainsthatanyspecicretaillocationwithverepeatedviolationswithina36-monthtimeperiodafterarstviolationwillbesubjecttoanFDA-issuedno-tobacco-saleorderprohibitingthesaleofto-baccoproductsfromthatlocationforaspeciedperiodoftimeorindenitely.Retailersshouldexaminetheentiredocumentforguidancebutthefollowingquestion-and-answersectionfromthedocu-mentaboutthepotentialrepercussionsofacceptanceoffakeidenticationisparticularlyrelevantDoesgood-faithrelianceonthepresentationofafalsegov-ernment-issuedIDconstituteaviolationofminimum-agere-quirementsforthesaleoftobaccoproductsWithrespecttominimum-agerequirementsforthesaleoftobaccoproductsincludingregulationsissuedundersection906doftheFederalFoodDrugandCosmeticActFDCAgood-faithrelianceonthepresentationofafalsegovernment-issuedphotographicidenticationthatcontainsadateofbirthdoesnotconstituteaviolationiftheretailerhastakeneffectivestepstopreventsuchviolationsincludingadoptingandenforcingawrittenpolicyagainstsalestominorsinformingitsemployeesofallapplicablelawsestablishingdisciplinarysanctionsforemployeenoncomplianceandrequiringitsemployeestoverifyagebywayofphotographicidenticationorelectronicscanningdevice.InAprilabillH.R.1639wasintroducedintheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesthatwouldexemptlargeandpremiumcigarsweighingmorethansixpoundsperthousandfromfutureregu-lationbytheFDA.HigHligHtsRetailGoingStrongNewportBeachCaliforniaApprovesBanonSmokinginOpenSpacesGeorgiaSmoke-FreeOrdinanceThreatensJobsFDAGuidanceIssuedonPenaltiesBilltoExemptCigarsfromFDARegulatoryAuthority