SAFETY SERVICES & LICENSES COMMITTEE

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A Public Hearing will be heard before the Safety Services & Licenses Committee on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Cranston Council Chambers, City Hall, 869 Park Avenue, City Hall, Cranston, R.I. pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Charter on the following proposed Ordinance.

A complete copy of the proposed Ordinances is available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office, Cranston Central Library and on the City website: cranstonri.com under calendar by clicking the Committee meeting date.

“Individuals requesting interpreter services for the deaf or hard of hearing must notify the City Clerk’s Office at 461-1000 ext. 3197 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the hearing date.”

Richard D. Santamaria, Jr., Maria Medeiros Wall, JD

Chair, Safety Services & City Clerk

Licenses Committee

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 12-13-03 IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE 5, CHAPTER 68 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON, 2005, ENTITLED “TOBACO DEALERS”

(Cigar Sales Regulated)

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 5.68, entitled “Tobacco Dealers” is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

5.68 Section .0041 Cigar Sales Regulated

1. No retailer, retail establishment, or other individual or entity shall sell or distribute or cause to be sold or distributed a cigar unless the cigar is contained in an original package of at least 4 cigars.

2. This section shall not apply to:

a. The sale or distribution of any cigar having a retail price of $2.50 or more.

b. A person or entity engaged in the business of selling or distributing cigars for commercial purposes to another person or entity engaged in the business of selling or distributing cigars for commercial purposes with the intent to sell or distribute outside the boundaries of Cranston.

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption.

Sponsored by: Councilman Stycos

12/19/13

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