Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco recently launched a campaign to encourage citizens to report illegal tobacco sales.
As part of the campaign, the ABT is asking consumers to report individuals and businesses who sell cigarettes that do not bear a tax stamp, indicating that seller has not paid the requisite state tobacco tax.
Dec 18, 2009
Dec 14, 2009
Early results show no tobacco violations on campus
Leading up to the Nov. 19 tobacco ban, the main reason given for how the change will be implemented was creating a culture of compliance. With the ban in effect for nearly a month, the plan is seemingly working according to early results.
As of Friday, no student or faculty member had been reported to the Dean of Students or Human Resources for violating the policy, said Gail Hairston, university spokeswoman.
In weeks leading up to the ban, students had said they would simply walk across campus to get their nicotine fix. However, several managers of businesses nearby campus have said they have not noticed an increase in people smoking outside their facilities.
David Wade, manager of Wildcats Textbooks, located at 563 S. Limestone, said he has not seen an increase or change in the amount of people that loiter outside his business.
Gordon Bentley, manager of Phillips Market, located at 553 S. Limestone, said he has not noticed a particular increase in loitering either.
“I can’t tell if that’s made an increase, I know a lot of people that do smoke that don’t particularly care about the ruling,” he said.
As of Friday, no student or faculty member had been reported to the Dean of Students or Human Resources for violating the policy, said Gail Hairston, university spokeswoman.
In weeks leading up to the ban, students had said they would simply walk across campus to get their nicotine fix. However, several managers of businesses nearby campus have said they have not noticed an increase in people smoking outside their facilities.
David Wade, manager of Wildcats Textbooks, located at 563 S. Limestone, said he has not seen an increase or change in the amount of people that loiter outside his business.
Gordon Bentley, manager of Phillips Market, located at 553 S. Limestone, said he has not noticed a particular increase in loitering either.
“I can’t tell if that’s made an increase, I know a lot of people that do smoke that don’t particularly care about the ruling,” he said.
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