Jump to full article: New Richmond (WI) News, 2003-02-07
Author: Dave Newman, News staff reporter
Intro: In November and December, the Pierce/St. Croix Tobacco Free Coalition made two sweeps through the county. In each sweep they stopped at every county business licensed to sell cigarettes, sending a minor into the business to see if they would be sold cigarettes. In the first sweep, 25 county businesses would have sold cigarettes to underage customers. That’s nearly 20 percent of the businesses.
Each of those visits was followed by an adult travelling with the group talking to the business management. They were congratulated if they handled the situation properly. If they didn’t, they were informed of the error and were giving information on the importance of not selling tobacco to minors.
It is also against state law to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18. Retailers are being asked by the coalition to be sure to check identification before selling tobacco products.
The second sweep was made several weeks later. This time only three of the county businesses sold cigarettes to minors.
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