The Board of Supervisors approved two tobacco control ordinances in July 2017 to protect youth from tobacco influences in the retail environment: a zoning ordinance and a tobacco retailer licensing ordinance. Of particular concern were the marketing and availability of youth-friendly flavored tobacco products, small pack sizes of cigars and cigarillos, and density and location of tobacco retailers, since these contribute largely to youth exposure to tobacco influences and tobacco use. The tobacco retailer licensing ordinance required extensive preparation for implementation, and tobacco retailers were required to be compliant with the new provisions by January 1, 2018. As requested, Contra Costa Public Health staff provided a report to the Board of Supervisors in March 2018 on preliminary implementation efforts. The attached report from the Public Health Department provides a brief recap of those implementation efforts up to March 2018, supplemented with information on continued implementation since March as well as next steps.  
  
The Public Health Director highlighted a compliance rate of 74% with pack and flavor restrictions based on a spot check of stores. He noted that Senator Glazer has introduced a bill to prohibit flavored tobacco and that many other jurisdictions have established local ordinances doing so. The FHS Committee accepted the staff report on December 3, 2018 and directed staff to provide another status report in six months.