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Tobacco compliance check nets 3
PUTNAM — The Putnam Police Department April 22, working with the State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program (TPEP), made unannounced compliance inspections of eight establishments that sell tobacco and/or electronic cigarette products and three fined $300.
Of the eight, three were found to be in violation of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Sec. 53-344(b), Sale of e-cigarette to a person under 21.
The following establishments in the Putnam Special Services District were found to be non-compliant and the offending clerks at these establishments were issued an infraction in the amount of $300:
Bestway Gas Station - 146 Church St.
Citgo Food Mart – 2 Grove St.
Sam’s Food Store 303 - Kennedy Dr.
The following retailers were found to be compliant:
Cumberland Farms -171 Woodstock Ave.
Petro Plus - 162 School St.
Dragon Vape II – 1 Canal St.
Quiet Corner Vapor Shop – 88 Front St.
Gary’s Smoke Shop – 255 Kennedy Dr.
The clerks cited for illegal sale of tobacco product to under 21were:
Sureshbhai T. Patel, 51, 7909-147th St., Flushing, N.Y.; Justin E. Mayo, 34, 46 School St., 2nd Floor, Putnam; and Syedshayan A. Banoori, 24, 89 Day Street, Apt. B, Brooklyn.
The inspections were performed in an effort to determine compliance with state laws concerning the prohibition of the sale of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes to youth under the age of 21.
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