R-2012- 03 CITY OF CLERMONT
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING TOBACCO
RETAILERS TO STOP THE SALE AND MARKETING OF FLAVORED
TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN THE CITY OF CLERMONT.
WHEREAS, tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in the United
States and almost 90 percent of tobacco users and smokers started before they were 18 years old;
and
WHEREAS, each day more than 4,000 young people try smoking for the first time and
another 2,000 youth become regular daily smokers; and
WHEREAS, the Surgeon General has concluded that tobacco advertising greatly
contributes to youth smoking rates; and
WHEREAS, an estimated one third of adolescent experimentation with smoking can be
directly attributed to tobacco advertising and promotional activities and
WHEREAS, the Master Settlement Agreement reached in 1998 between state Attorneys
General and major tobacco companies forbids cigarette manufacturers from directly or indirectly
targeting youth in advertising, marketing and promotion of tobacco products aimed at initiating,
maintaining or increasing youth smoking; and
WHEREAS, internal tobacco, industry documents strongly suggest that manufacturers
intentionally,target youth through use of candy -like flavors in tobacco products; and
WHEREAS; research from the Harvard School of Public Health; published November
2005, found' that cigarette makers are targeting young smokers with new candy- and liqueur -
flavored brands that mask the harsh ' and toxic properties found in tobacco smoke. Tobacco
companies use youth- oriented colorful and stylish packaging, and exploit adolescents' attraction
to candy flavors with names such as Green Apple, Cherry, Amaretto, Wine, Grape, Mango,
Peach, and numerous other flavors identified in retail outlets in Lake County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, national studies have found that the vast majority of people who are using
these flavored tobacco products are youth and young adults; and
WHEREAS, research by the Students Working Against Tobacco youth shows that all of
the local tobacco, retailers surveyed in Lake County, Florida sell flavored tobacco products of
various kinds; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 Flonda Youth Tobacco Survey shows that approximately 55
percent of cigarettes, 64 percent of smokeless tobacco, and 68 percent of cigars obtained by
youth in Lake County are obtained through social sources, not direct, underage purchases by the
minors themselves and therefore existing age restrictions are inadequate protection to keep these
flavored products out of the hands of their primary users; and
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CITY OF CLERMONT
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-03
WHEREAS, some of these tobacco products, specifically flavored cigars and blunt
wraps are also used as drug paraphernalia for the smoking of marijuana; and
WHEREAS, flavored tobacco products are defined as loose tobacco including snuff
flour, plug and twist tobacco, fine cuts, chewing tobacco, snus, shisha tobacco, smoking or
snuffing tobacco products, and all other kinds and forms of tobacco, including but not limited to
cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco products and blunt wraps prepared in such a manner with
the purpose for chewing, inhaling, smoking or ingesting in any manner in which the product or
any of its component parts; including the tobacco, filter, or paper, contain, as a constituent;
including a smoke constituent, or additive, an artificial or natural flavor; other than tobacco or
menthol, or an herb or spice, including but not limited to strawberry, grape, orange, clove,
cinnamon, pineapple, vanilla, coconut, licorice, cocoa, chocolate, cherry, coffee, or alcohol
flavors that is a characterizing flavor of the tobacco product or tobacco smoke;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Clermont, Lake County, Florida that the City of Clermont urges all local retailers who sell
tobacco products to cease the sale and marketing of all flavore3d tobacco products, which are
defined as loose tobacco including snuff flour, plug and twist tobacco, fine cuts, chewing
tobacco, snus, smoking or snuffing tobacco products, and all other kinds and forms of tobacco,
including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco products and blunt wraps,
prepared in such a manner with the purpose for chewing, inhaling, smoking or ingesting in any
manner which have been flavored through the addition of natural or artificial flavorings, herbs,
spices or other means with flavors characterizing fruit, candy, alcohol or other similar flavorings
with the exception that menthol will not be included in this definition.
DONE AND RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County,
Florida, this 10 day of January, 2012.
CITY OF CLERMONT
- arold S. Turville, Jr., Mayor
ATT ST:
Tracy Ackroyd, City Clerk
Approved as to form and legality:
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