Official:Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," to require tobacco retailers to obtain permits for the retail sale of tobacco products and certain other products containing nicotine, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Tasco
Introduced: May 12, 2011
Signed: June 9, 2011
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires tobacco retailers in Philadelphia to obtain a permit to sell tobacco products and certain nicotine-containing products. The permit must be prominently displayed at each location. Retailers who do not have a permit will be considered a nuisance.
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