International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association

International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association Weekly Local Report

August 24, 2015 – August 31, 2015

The following activity occurred in the preceding week on key issues impacting our members. Please contact us with any questions or comments you have regarding these activities.

Updates by State

ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA

COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIA

HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA

KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI

MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW NEW JERSEY HAMPSHIRE NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH NORTH OHIO DAKOTA CAROLINA OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE SOUTH ISLAND CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT

VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING

ALABAMA

Nothing to report.

ALASKA

Nothing to report.

ARIZONA

Nothing to report.

ARKANSAS

Nothing to report.

CALIFORNIA Lemon Grove - City

Issue: Electronic Cigarettes, Smoking Bans and Restrictions

Summary: On September 1, 2015, the City Council will hold second reading of an ordinance to prohibit electronic smoking restrictions.

Agenda: http: //www .lemo ngrov e.ca. gov/h ome/s howdo cumen t?id= 1616

Costa Mesa - City

Issue: Electronic Cigarettes, Smoking Bans and Restrictions

Summary: On September 1, 2015, the Costa Mesa City Council will conduct first reading and public hearing for an ordinance related to vaping in public facilities.

Agenda: http: //www .cost amesa ca.go v/mod ules/ showd ocume nt.as px?do cumen tid=1 9287

Agenda Report: http: //www .cost amesa ca.go v/ftp /coun cil/a genda /2015 /2015 -09-0 1/PH- 1.pdf

COLORADO

Nothing to report.

CONNECTICUT

Nothing to report.

DELAWARE

Nothing to report.

FLORIDA

Nothing to report.

GEORGIA

Nothing to report.

HAWAII

Nothing to report.

Nothing to report. ILLINOIS

Ogle County - County

Issue: Tobacco

Summary: On August 18, 2015 the County Board voted down a tobacco license fee.

Agenda: http: //ogl ecoun ty.or g/wp- conte nt/up loads /2015 /08/C ounty -Boar d-Age nda-A ugust .pdf

INDIANA

Nothing to report.

KANSAS

Nothing to report.

KENTUCKY

Nothing to report.

LOUISIANA

Nothing to report.

MARYLAND

Nothing to report.

MASSACHUSETTS

Peabody - City

Issue: Retail Restrictions, Tobacco

Summary: On August 27, 2015 the Peabody Board of Health will hold a public hearing and consider proposed amendments to its “Regulation of the Peabody Board of Health Restricting the Sale of Tobacco Products and Nicotine Delivery Products”, which includes prohibiting the sale of tobacco and/or nicotine delivery products to individuals under the age of 21.

Agenda: http: //www .peab ody-m a.gov /meet ings/ legal notic e2015 chang esyou thacc ess.p df MICHIGAN

Nothing to report.

MINNESOTA

Nothing to report.

MISSISSIPPI

Nothing to report.

MISSOURI

Nothing to report.

MONTANA

Nothing to report.

NEBRASKA

Nothing to report.

NEVADA

Nothing to report.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Nothing to report.

NEW JERSEY

Nothing to report.

NEW MEXICO

Nothing to report.

NEW YORK

Nothing to report.

NORTH CAROLINA

Nothing to report.

NORTH DAKOTA

Nothing to report. OHIO

Nothing to report.

OKLAHOMA

Nothing to report.

OREGON

Nothing to report.

PENNSYLVANIA

Nothing to report.

RHODE ISLAND

Portsmouth - Town

Issue: Smoking Bans and Restrictions

Summary: On August 24, 2015, the Town Council will consider banning smoking on town- owned beaches, parks, and sports fields.

Agenda: https ://ww w.por tsmou thri. com/A genda Cente r/Vie wFile /Agen da/08 24201 5-574 ?html - =true

SOUTH CAROLINA

Nothing to report.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Nothing to report.

TENNESSEE

Nothing to report.

Cedar Park - City

Issue: Electronic Cigarettes, Smoking Bans and Restrictions, Tobacco

Summary: On August 27, 2015, the City Council will conduct the second reading and approval of an ordinance to restrict sale of electronic vaping devices to minors.

The Council will also consider an ordinance prohibiting minors from possessing electronic vaping devices. This will also prohibit the use of electric vaping devices in all City buildings. Agenda (pg. 2): http: //age ndasy stem. cloud app.n et/d/ f?u=h ttps: //age ndapa lncus .blob .core - .wind ows.n et/cp tx-pu bu/ME ET-Ag enda- 4e8be 82583 0646c 7b81b aa905 e9162 0c.pd f& ;n=Ag - enda- City Counc il Me eting -Augu st 27 , 201 5 6.3 0 PM. pdf