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January 10, 2006 �
j Christy Mihos
� d/b/a Christy's of Cape Cod#620
105 Pleasant Street
{ Hyannis, MA 02601
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� Re: Tobacco Sa1es Compliance Check
� Location: 1353 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA
Dear Yarmouth Merchant:
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 store during a compliance check on the morning
of December 14,2005. (Time— 10:53 a.m.; Employee was a young adutt female.)
Minors were sent into thirty-seven�37)Yannouth establishments licensed to sell cigarettes to attempt
purchases. If the clerk asked the mmors their age or if the tobacco was for them,the minors told the
truth. It is against Massachusetts law and the Yarmouth Boa.rd of Health regulation for anyone to sell
tobacco products to people under the age of eighteen.
A,s 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 bearinQ has been scheduled for Monday, January 30, 200b, at
4:00 p.m.at the Yarmouth Town Hall 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 required appearance at a Boazd
of Health hearing, where the Board will determine if your tobacco license should be suspended,
revoked, or other penalties assessed.
For your information, minors were successful in purchasing cigarettes at four out of thrity-seven
Yarmouth establishments which sell tobacco products.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the above matter, I can be reached at the Health
Department at(508)398-2231,ext.241,Monday through Friday,during the office hours of 9:00 a.m.
to 11:00 a.m.
Sin erely,
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Bruce G. Murphy, MPH
Director of Health
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cc: Board of Health
Robert C. Lawton, Jr.; Town Administrator
Bob Collett, Cape Cod Tobacco Control Program
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