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Home My WebLink About2003 Dec 19 - Letter Re: Tobacco Sales Compliance Check - Violation �. . O��Y`�� .i .. ,, � TOWN OF Y1� RMOUTH � y 1146 ROUTE 28 SOIJ1'fi YARMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS 02664-4451 � MATTACMEES� � S�Mr,,,,�to�i*� Telephone(508)398-2231, Ext. 241 — Faac(508) 398-2365 BOARD OF HEALTH �` r� �;� ; December 19, 2003 �� ' � � �� Cape Grocenes Inc. � � ��,, Attn:Abdul Rashib, Manager � ' S90 Route 28 � West Y�rmouth, MA 02673 , � Re: Tobacco Sales Compliance Check ; Location: 590 Route 28, West Yarmouth, MA � Dear Mr. Rashib: � � � This letter is to inform you tha.t the Cape Cod Tobacco Control Program,in colla.boration with the Yarmouth Health Department,has recently completed a compliance check to determine if minors(anyone under the age , of 18)could purchase tobacco products from your store. � Minors were able to purchase tobacco in your estabGshment during a compGance check conducted � on the morning of December 18, 2003. (Time - 10:00 a.m.; Employee was a female teen with short dark hair.) I � Minors were sent into forty(40) Yarmouth establishments licensed to sell cigarettes to attempt purchases. � If the clerk asked the minors their age or if the tobacco was for them,the minors told the truth. It is against � Massachusetts law and the Yarmouth Board of Health regulation for anyone to sell tobacco products to � people under the age of eighteen. As this is your store's first violation in the last four compliance checks,this letter is to serve as a Warning. A Board of Health hearing has been scheduled for Monday, January 26, 2003, at 3:45 p.m. at the Yarmouth Town Ha11 Hearing Room. You or a representative must appear at this hearing. At this hearing you must inform the Board of what steps you have taken to prevent future tobacco sales to minors. Future violations will result in fines and your requued appearance at a Board of Health hearing,where the Board will determine if your tobacco license should be suspended, revoked, or other penalties assessed. If you have any questions or comments regarding the above ma.tter, I can be reached at the Health Department at (508)398-2231, e�. 241, Monday through Friday, during the office hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. S' erely, �,. `� Bruce G. Murphy, MPH Director of Health BGM/maf__ cc: �.tt��f�� `��rt C. Lawton, Jr., Town Admnustrator Bob Collette, Cape Cod Tobacco Control Program file �"� Princed on �1.3 Pap r� U.S. Postal ServiceTM CERTIFIED MAILTM RECEIPT � (Domestic Mail Only;No Insurance Coverage Provided) � For delivery information visit our website at www.usps.comz; � , � � _� � � � - , ._ � � � ,� A C ' � /� -• : • � • ,_,= I. , � � � � . PS Form 3800,June 2002 See Reverse for Instructions � . . � . �.. . . t -r _ f �'C � � � 0 � � �" h.' 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Attn: Abdul Rashib, Manager � 590 Route 28 ; West Yarmouth, MA 02673 ; , � Re: Tobacco Sales Compliance Check � Location: 590 Route 28, West Yannouth, MA � jDear Mr. Rashib: � i � This letter is to inform you that the Cape Cod Tobacco Control Program,in collaboration with the Yarmouth � Health Department,has recently completed a compliance check to determine if minors(anyone under the age of 18) could purchase tobacco products from your store. � � Minors were able to purchase tobacco in your establishment during a compGance check conducted on the morning of December 18,2003. (Time- 10:00 a.m.; Employee was a female teen with s6ort � dark hair.) Minors were sent into forty(40) Yarmouth establishments licensed to sell cigarettes to attempt purchases. , If the clerk asked the minors the�r age or if the tobacco was for them,the minors told the truth. It is against ; Massachusetts law and the Yarmouth Board of Health regulation for anyone to sell tobacco products to people under the age of eighteen. As this is your store's first violation in the last four compliance checks,this letter is to serve as a Warning. A Board of Health hearing has been scheduled for Monday, January 26, 2003, at 3:45 p.m. at the Yarmouth Town Hall Hearing Room. You or a representative must appear at this hearing. At tlus hearing you must inform the Board of what steps you have taken to prevent future tobacco sales to minors. Future v�olations will result in fines and your reqwred appearance at a Boat`d of Health hearing,where the Board will determine if your tobacco license should be suspended, revoked, or other penalties assessed. i � If you have any questions or comments regarding�the above matter, I can be reached at the Health Department at (508)398-2231, e�. 241, Monday through Friday, during the office hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. S' erely, , � , 4� Bruce G. Murphy, MPH Director of Health BGM/maf cc: Board of Health Robert C. Lawton, Jr., Town Administrator Bob Collette, Cape Cod Tobacco Control Program 'I file �� P�;ntea on �.1.3 PaPer�