City of Baltimore - File #: 18-0312

• File #: 18-0312
• Version: 0
• Name: Required Retail Tobacco Health Warnings and Smoking Cessation Information
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 12/6/2018
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2019
• Title: Required Retail Tobacco Health Warnings and Smoking Cessation Information For the purpose of requiring the Health Commissioner to create and distribute to retailers of tobacco products signs that contain certain tobacco health warnings and smoking cessation information; requiring retailers of tobacco products to prominently place the signs distributed by the Health Commissioner in their places of business; providing for a special effective date; and imposing certain civil penalties for violations.
• Sponsors: John T. Bullock, Brandon M. Scott, Kristerfer Burnett, Bill Henry, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Zeke Cohen, Mary Pat Clarke, Shannon Sneed
• Indexes: Health, Smoking, Tobacco, Warning

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/5/2019	0	City Council	Withdrawn
12/10/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Environmental Control Board
12/10/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
12/10/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
12/10/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
12/6/2018	0	City Council	Assigned
12/6/2018	0	City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Bullock


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Required Retail Tobacco Health Warnings and Smoking Cessation Information
For the purpose of requiring the Health Commissioner to create and distribute to retailers of tobacco products signs that contain certain tobacco health warnings and smoking cessation information; requiring retailers of tobacco products to prominently place the signs distributed by the Health Commissioner in their places of business; providing for a special effective date; and imposing certain civil penalties for violations.
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By adding
Article - Health
Section(s) 12-901 through 12-902, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle designation
“Subtitle 9. Retail Tobacco Health Warnings and Smoking Cessation Information”
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)

By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-14(e)(7)(Title 12) and 41-14(6)(Title 12)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Revised Code

Article - Health

Title 12. Tobacco Products

Subtitle 9. Retail Tobacco Health Warnings and Smoking Cessation Information

§ 12-901. Signage required.


(a) Commissioner to...