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1146 ROUTE 28, SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 02664-24451
Telephone (508) 398-2231, ext. 1241
Fax (508) 760-3472
January 9, 2023 Mr. Aleem Khurram Bucky’s 528 Buck Island Road West Yarmouth, MA 02673 Re: Tobacco Sales Violation – Age 21 Location: 528 Buck Island Road, West Yarmouth, MA 02673 Dear Mr. Aleem Khurram: 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 21) could purchase tobacco products from your store. A minor was able to purchase tobacco (Cigars) in your store during a compliance check in the morning of December 30, 2022. (Time – 10:36 a.m.; Employee was female, adult) A minor was sent into Yarmouth establishments licensed to sell tobacco 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 the Yarmouth Board of Health regulation for anyone to sell tobacco products to people under the age of twenty one. This is your store’s first violation in the last thirty six months. You are hereby ordered to pay a fine of $1,000.00 prior to the hearing date as required by State DPH 105 CMR 665.000 Minimum Standards for Retail Sale of Tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery systems. You must also appear at a Board of Health hearing scheduled for Monday, February 6, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the Yarmouth Town Hall hearing room. For your information, minors were successful in purchasing tobacco at five out of 27 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. 1241. Sincerely, Bruce G. Murphy, MPH Director of Health cc: Board of Health Hand Delivered
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