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City Commission
RESOLUTION NO. 12-8344
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, TO URGE RETAILERS TO STOP
THE SALE AND MARKETING OF FLAVORED TOBACCO
PRODUCTS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, the Surgeon General has concluded that tobacco advertising greatly
contributes to youth smoking rates, and an estimated one-third of adolescent experimentation
with smoking can be directly attributed to tobacco advertising and promotional activities; and
WHEREAS, internal tobacco industry documents strongly suggest that manufacturers
intentionally target youth through use of candy-like flavors in tobacco products; 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; and
WHEREAS, national studies have found that the vast majority of people who are using
the flavored tobacco products are youth and young adults; and.
Resolution No. 12-8344
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Opa-locka urges retailers to stop the
sale and marketing of these products in Miami-Dade County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA:
Session 1. The recitals to the preamble herein are incorporated by reference.
Session 2. The City Commission of the City of Opa-Locka, urges retailers to stop the
sale and marketing of flavored tobacco products in Miami-Dade County.
Section 3. This Resolution shall upon adoption, become effective immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22°a day of February, 2012.
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MAYOR
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II terim City Clerk
Approved , . to form and legal _ufficiency:
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Jo :4'.`4' �eller - "
C. Attorney
Moved by: COMMISSIONER I LER
Seconded by: VICE MAYOR JOHNSON
Commission Vote: 4-1
Commissioner Holmes: NO
Commissioner Miller: YES
Commissioner Tydus: YES
Vice-Mayor Johnson: YES
Mayor Taylor: YES