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Amending Section 9-633 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sale of Electronic Smoking Devices and Unapproved Nicotine Delivery Products," to modify provisions concerning enforcement and penalties for noncompliance, and make certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

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File details

Status
In Committee
Type
Bill
Introduced
February 6, 2020
Sponsors
Cindy BassCHCouncilmember HenonCPCouncil President ClarkeCPCouncilmember ParkerKenyatta JohnsonMark SquillaCDCouncilmember DombCOCouncilmember OhIsaiah ThomasCurtis Jones, Jr.

Full Bill

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 9-600 SERVICES AND OTHER BUSINESSES

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§ 9-633. Sale of Electronic Smoking Devices and Unapproved Nicotine Delivery Products.

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(6) Enforcement and Penalties.

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(e) Upon a finding of a third violation of this Section committed at a single location or within a single business establishment, or of a combination of three or more violations of this Section or § 9-622 <http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll?f=jumplink$jumplink_x=Advanced$jumplink_vpc=first$jumplink_xsl=querylink.xsl$jumplink_sel=title;path;content-type;home-title;item-bookmark$jumplink_d=pennsylvania(philadelphia_pa)$jumplink_q=%5bfield%20folio-destination-name:%279-622%27%5d$jumplink_md=target-id=JD_9-622>(1)-(4), within a two-year period, the person shall also be subject, depending on the severity of the violations, to an order of the Department to either (A) cease the sale of electronic smoking devices, unapproved nicotine delivery products, and cigarettes; or (B) cease operations. Such order shall be for a period not less than forty-eight (48) hours and not to exceed [one year,]

three years,

at the Department's discretion, based on the severity of the violations. For purposes of this subsection (e), multiple violations shall be considered to have occurred at a single location or within a single business establishment, even if ownership of the location or business has been transferred between the time of violations, unless the transfer was pursuant to an arm's length transaction for fair market value between two unrelated persons or unaffiliated companies.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate matter added.

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  1. ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Official action detail

    This Bill was Introduced and Referred.to the Committee on Public Health and Human Services

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