[HealthyTribes] FYI Only: Notice for 333-015, permanent rules for the regulation of the retail sale of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems

[Weston Tara E]

Hello everyone!

I hope you all are doing well and enjoying the snowy weather. I am sharing the following as an FYI, as tobacco retail licensing does not apply on tribal lands.

I wanted to let you all know that the proposed Tobacco Retail Licensing Rules have been posted online and are open for public comment (see attached). Please see below for specific information on how to review and comment on the rules. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Thank you,
Tara
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The Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention section is proposing to permanently adopt, amend and repeal Oregon Administrative Rules in chapter 333, division 15 pertaining to the regulation of the retail sale of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems.

In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 587, also known as Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 586. This bill requires the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), in partnership with the Department of Revenue (DOR), to establish a new statewide tobacco retail license program, requiring retailers to get a license to sell tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems starting on January 1, 2022. These rules describe how OHA will administer a tobacco retail license program and enforce state laws and rules and federal laws and regulations that govern the retail sale of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems.

You are able to review these proposed rules and to comment on them. If you wish to present oral testimony, a public hearing will be held remotely via video/teleconference using Zoom on January 21, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. To provide oral testimony during this hearing, please contact publichealth.rules at dhsoha.state.or.us<mailto:publichealth.rules at dhsoha.state.or.us> to sign-up and receive the link for the Zoom video conference.

You may also file written comments before 5:00 p.m. on January 24, 2022 to the Public Health Division Rules Coordinator at the following address:

OHA, Public Health Division
Administrative Rules Coordinator
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930
Portland, Oregon 97232

Email comments to: publichealth.rules at dhsoha.state.or.us<mailto:publichealth.rules at dhsoha.state.or.us>  or you may also send comments by fax to: (971) 673-1299.

Final rules will be filed after consideration of all comments.

To review the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including the Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact and the full text of the proposed rules, visit https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/TOBACCOPREVENTION/Pages/state-rules-and-statutes.aspx.

If you would like more information about the Tobacco Retail License Program or have questions about the rules, please contact Tara Weston at tara.e.weston at dhsoha.state.or.us<mailto:tara.e.weston at dhsoha.state.or.us>.


Thank you,
Tara

Tara Weston, MPH
Interim Tobacco Retail License Coordinator/Community Programs Liaison/Arthritis Program Coordinator
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
Tara.e.weston at state.or.us<mailto:Tara.e.weston at state.or.us>
Desk: 971-673-1047
Cell: 503-758-5523
http://www.oregon.gov/OHA

pronouns: she/her

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