Health advocates Tuesday testified in favor of a Baltimore County proposal to crack down on stores selling tobacco products to minors and shift enforcement away from police.
The proposal creates a civil penalty system to curb underage smoking, said Councilman Kevin Kamenetz, a Pikesville Democrat who drafted the legislation. Store owners who sell products to anyone under 18 would be fined $300 for the first offense, and subsequent violations would incur a $500 fine. Stores would be required to keep tobacco products in areas only accessible to employees.
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