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<br />I Week In Review. . . Jan. 25 - Feb.
<br /> 1, 1996
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<br /> Highlights
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<br />I Kids and tobacco . . .
<br /> Proposal fines store for sales to .
<br /> owners minors
<br />I A btll to get tough on r",,,lers wh" sell
<br /> CIgarettes to mmor's is on the \\"<1;.' III
<br /> 1112 HOllse flL1or.
<br />I SF558, sponsored by Rep_ Loren]mnings
<br /> (DFL-I-Luris), \vl)uld require tr<.1lning fM :dl
<br /> clerks ,me! llse stUT fines zmd, In some (<1St'S.
<br /> license suspensions ro penake retailers wlh)
<br />I \wb.te state L1\V forbiddmg tobacCl1 sales t(1
<br /> mine)[::;.
<br /> The blll emerged J~ln. 30 from the HOllse
<br />I C()mrnerce, Tounsrn Jnd C()[1Sumer Afbirs
<br /> Commiuce \'lith SUpplwt froni store O\VTIt':r::i
<br /> and opposition from some ami-SOllJking ac-
<br /> tivists.
<br />I Critics stronglr opposed a prO\iS10n in the
<br /> blil rkl[ would forbicllocal units of go\"err..-
<br /> Olt.'nts [relm t'nJcting tougher pen~lllies 10 the
<br />.. futun:. Supponers prJisecl the pbn becJust:: II
<br /> would set uniform st~ltt:wide penalties fL1I-
<br /> ille'g~11 tobacco sale's SrUtknt.;, frpm Lilchfield SCl1illr High Sc!1tllll. Itft to light. ,-\my \Iilln. K~tj,,~l Dille. ..\ndrc'-I Anderson,
<br /> Uncler the bill Julien kllh~'"h. ;\t\<'\ l\lULl SikkiLI. C,lPIlIfC'd the atrelllitlll \lr Ihe t!tl\lSI' Ctltllll\ncc Tclllris.m and
<br />I . In ,H.lclitlon to crimlnal zmd <.:idl pen;lll1c:j C\II1~lItl1er ,-\rr.lir-> CnllllllinlT Jan, 30 II ilh <l ski! ,1hoLlr huw tob,KG) kilk The l.:nrlllnittcc .lpprnlTd a bill
<br /> <.llr~cld:,' in SUtlUt'. clerks who sell h~ mirwrs thar \l"tluld gl"r lHUgh LlIl lc.tailrrs wh<l -.e11 cig.lrl'lIc,;, III mir1l1r.,;.
<br /> \\"Llltld LlCC atkast a $50 l"inc. and minMS I\)r ~l 111".-';[ \'illLllit11l .\l'l-t111l1 ~HlJ lhid ('!- Thl'll' ,--Tll:(1:-';111 ce!1lct-,~'d l)L1 .1 L-Lwse that
<br />I who bu;' or ~1ttempt to huy cigarettes zds<J I<-'Ih<.'::, 1.1.1:l1i[1 ~\ 2-+-1l1UIHh 1',--'I'\I,d \\-,'UL! \\,)uld [Jr\lhd)ll h)C~ll units ,)1- ::;(,l\'Crnmem
<br /> would be finc-cl ~lt le,.1st $5l\ (PI\lcce\.b him::: J -';~(\I l,l ~-tl\1 11 n\.' , ;ll':d " l:'II-r! 11\-'111 t~nxLi:IS t\l11gh~t' It,hJL"\..'(l s,lks orcl1~
<br /> wl)uld be rLl~1ined by the locll unit Lll \It\I~\I:lln ;ll':>l) \\,'uill r-<-'sldl ill ,\.:-I\lLl...:h J_~ J tlJll\..'<.-'S.
<br /> gtl\Trnment.) Lndcr current SUtt' b\\, :-:\..'\'l't1-dJ: SUS;ll'll::'-:l\:l III thl' It'uikr's ll- '\\'h~: .slll)Ldd <,\,-, sldk tlu: 1:~ln~1!m;:< said
<br />I clerks Llee gWS5 misdemc,1n\.)r crimm~ll cell:'\.' t<> :'l'illt,h,l,---Ul A!LIlt"I1\.-'yC\.'n~'r~ll Huht:n HU\1\~1hn.::y [I!, who
<br /> pcn,1lties 'Jr- up W a year in pris\.ln zmc! ~1 L'X,d \111!<-'1.1I:) \\"t1:.lkl ill' ~dkl\\,~'d tll ~d [I:c ,\I-;:;U~'cl ;1.~;\111Sl th~ [11'C-L'1l'lltl,-'I', [11'Llposal.
<br /> $3,OOll fme rllr selling w minors t\llrl\..)L:i [lUll;shllll'lll 1"'1-;1 r,,'lunh \'l(.htlcl:l ,\\'11: Sh_1Ldd d1\.' !.l',~ishllll'<-' PUl J swp to
<br /> face up to J. S20l1 pett}" misdemeanor fin!: ,-\Iid I,ll"l ,e::III:et"il 111<-,[ll:) \I.",-,uld 11,: I<qllll-l'd l~l(Jlltllll~ll ,\ ~ :11 thiS ;1['C,\: C':mllunities are
<br />I lhlt g,lin:c: t,' ~I([ irT<-':,;pc_ll1sihl:'
<br /> Th\..' hdl \\'<.luld ,1lItl\\ \.'\iStlll~ It~(;.11 ordi-
<br /> "V/e !lave a strong tm itioll of It)((l! cOlltrol in t1.llh:l'S ll\ 1-,-'111,1I11 ill 11L\l'l' [I~ '~Ilk'~ such JS
<br />I lVIiIl/tCsota. . . \\'e (1, II tlldt \'011 don't Clode (11;\1111:1.:'."'-'11, Lillhl-ICkl, ~\nd !\<.l::-cdk'. local
<br /> 01 prohibit tll( t loud conllo!." <,'I'd\IlJl1cc~ ,11',--'. in ::;~1111e l-~\~CS_ L[UTll' a bit
<br /> stn1n::;cr th.m \'.h,ll.klll1ll1~:' b pr-('p\lsing.
<br /> -h(/)" 11 Alldcr.'i(HI. /lwyor l~r .\/inIlCltl/lfw [;1 Clunru5scn, I-llr C_\:\lllllk. :,[(l["C llwners
<br />I lInd preside/! 'U-lllc Lcugllc of ,\/i/1I1csol(( CUie'i un h,_' hit \\llh;1 ll~-d.\y li"..:nsc sllspension
<br /> .._~--- klt" ,1 !Irs! l,fknsl'. 2(1 tL\,.-_-.; t-\.t' ,1 second
<br /> for bu):ing or .mempting [0 buy clgarew.'s [c~ IIL'l'lbc' :;;11\\fl:' l,ll l(lh,llX(l SJ[<.':, ~\11d [(1 ,1I"1''-'lbC, ~lnd Lllk-YClr I"C\'lI,--~llIL_'n lC)r';1 third
<br />I l\ll<-'lb<.:. ilClLl:.llln;~ tl.1 thc.' l-Il:'-::; I'Llhlk sA~ty
<br /> . All c!l'I'ks would reCel\"e m~m(btory tr~11l1- LlltlLlul'[ \..'l_\ln[,1 ~\l,\..'<-' C!l(l'k=, ,It k.bt ,1(1(,---' d<.'[l,lrtl\H-'llt
<br /> ing l~n tl,bacCLl s,-lleS L1\vS Jnd the pt.'nJltl<..'s l' \ l'rl, I \\l ~ \L';ll'S CllITl'I\, l,!'I',llb 1',1 ck\t-'[.'f1 l\lh,\c..:,~ S<.llcs
<br />,. fur \wLuions oflh\.)se !a\\'s. The Spectfll.:s LlI ' l h IS IS J t 1\'Illt"nll, lu-.;l > :t )u~~h, [, 'I.l,e::h L, \\ , \ 'l'dlIlJtlLt.S Illll\( lllICS\)!' i;<-'r11:,ij '. f'IYIlIomh.
<br /> the training programs would be ckvelopctl -''--'I1!\lI'.,",-S SJld ;rnd Sli!I\\';lk'r \\t1uid h~' l!l'.',~lll<-'d Llnd",r the
<br /> by n:tJilers. jt::nnings dcscflbed [he train- nUl Slltlk' JI111"~t~hd,111"--'. l'-.ll\.X", ~llld k'~,d hili
<br /> ing requin::mt.'nts as (he "heart uf [he bill ' ,~II\'nIHl)'--'I\1 (llll~'uL~ ,\l-,' k",'~ lh.l" '':Illhus:_.b" '\ \'c 1 Lll,',:.l :,II-l \[1~ ll-,l<-llll', o[) ,\~ lllc,d (i,)ntrol
<br /> . Store ~)wners would he l"incd S 100 to S20t) [I\.. :lh,ll!( [!il' hili III .\lllllk':"'U" ~,\ld k,llc'Il.\I1,J~T~<\!l. m,-lj"\.lr
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<br /> febcumy 2, 1996/ SESSION WEEKLY 3
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