Housing Court tcp-housing-court.doc
Other resources include:
1. Cheryl Sbarra, Esquire, Mass Association of Health Boards.
She can be reached at
2. D.J. Wilson, Esquire, Mass Municipal Association.
He can be reached at
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Youth Access to Tobacco Products |
| Permitting of tobacco vendors is an essential component in the reduction of youth access sales. Along with a few examples of permit applications, this section contains a variety of forms that serve to educate permit holders and their employees regarding their responsibilities in tobacco sales. |
| Employee Agreement agreement-one.doc
Retail Employee Agreement agreemnet-two.doc Board of Health Permit Application application-one.doc Retail Owner/Operator Statement statement.doc Application Information letter-one.doc Tobacco Sales application-three.doc Tobacco Permit application-two.doc Letter to Permitted Vendor letter-two.doc Department of Revenue Fact Sheet DOR_factsheet.doc |
| Merchant education visits to all tobacco vendors should be done at least twice annually. During and after these visits you have the opportunity to provide the permit holder with valuable information that can be passed on to the retails employees to increase their awareness of tobacco issues, how to comply with regulations and how to accurately and effectively ascertain that each tobacco purchaser is at least 18 years old. This section has been divided into sub-sections to give you examples of retail mailing, training information, and data sheets that you can use or adapt for merchant visits. |
| Retail Tobacco inspections can be easily incorporated into routine
retail food inspections. This power
point presentation will show you what to look for, and how the tobacco
inspection can be accomplished in less than 5 minutes. Below is a
quick checklist for conducting retail inspections.
If you have any questions about retail inspections or other tobacco control issues please contact: Sarah McColgan, MHOA Tobacco Control Director at 413-596-8967 or |
| Ed Postcard-ID card-id.doc
Ed Postcard-Chew card-chew.doc Ed Postcard-Cigars card-cigars.doc Ed Postcard-Blunts card-blunts.doc Ed Postacerd-Photo ID card-photo-id.doc Merchant Ed Contact Record contact-record.doc Ed Postcard-Compliance card-compliance.doc Ed Postcard-Rolling Papers card-rolling-papers.doc Ed Postcard-Under 21 License card-under-21-license.doc Warning in Many Languages warning-many-languages.doc Flyer on Acceptable Forms of ID flyer-acceptable-forms-of-id.doc |
| Invitation Letter invitation-letter.doc
Training Flyer training-flyer.doc Training Verification training-verification.doc |
| Merchant Ed Visit Data merchant-visit-data.doc
Retail Inspection Report Sheet inspection-report.doc Tobacco Complaint Form complaint-form.doc |
| Asked for Age, Not ID tcp-asked-age-not-id.doc
Merchant Ed Follow-Up tcp-merchant-ed-follow-up.doc |
In this section you will find helpful forms that should be given to
youth who plan to participate in compliance checks either prior to or at
the training that you provide for them. Parents must consent to their
participation in the compliance check for safety and liability purposes.
Youth should also sign an agreement to ensure that they understand the
suggested protocols. There is also a flyer to recruit youth to participate
in these checks.
Help Wanted Flyer for Youth Compliance Agents tcp-help-wanted.doc |
This section contains samples of forms for volunteers, stipend youth
and independent contractors who participate in compliance checks.
There are also sample forms for data collection if there is a sale, disposal
of tobacco products and documentation of expenses.
Compliance Check Cash Expense Form cash-expense-form.doc |
| There are many types of ticket forms that you can use. Some municipalities use tickets that are specific to tobacco violations and some use generic tickets that can be used by many departments. Below are some sample tickets. There are also a number of ways to notify a violator that a sale has taken place, a permit has been suspended, and to notify the public that a store is under suspension. A sample of these forms also follows. Tracking sales, fine payments, hearings and suspensions is vital to accurate record keeping. Below is a sample tracking form. Please feel free to adapt these forms to fit your needs. |
| Notice of Hearing Results tcp-hearing-results.doc
Notification of Sale Letter - 2nd Sale tcp-second-sale.doc Permit Suspension Sign One tcp-sign-one.doc Permit Suspension Sign Two tcp-sign-two.doc Sale, Fine, Hearing, Suspension Track tcp-tracking.doc Boston Violation Ticket tcp-boston-ticket.dot Training as Option to Paying Fine tcp-training-option.doc Violation Letter tcp-violation-letter-two.doc Sale to Minor Supporting Affidavit tcp-supporting-affidavit.doc Violation Letter Third Sale tcp-violation-third-sale.doc Warning Letter of non Paymenht of Ticket tcp-warning-letter.doc |
| Whether you are going to court for a Youth Access Violation or a Violation of the Smoke Free Workplace Law, you should be well prepared. You may want or need the assistance of your Town Counsel. |
Housing Court tcp-housing-court.doc
Other resources include:
1. Cheryl Sbarra, Esquire, Mass Association of Health Boards.
She can be reached at
2. D.J. Wilson, Esquire, Mass Municipal Association.
He can be reached at