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HB324 – Tobacco Regulation Amendments (2018 Legislative Session) – As many of you may be aware, prior to us forming the UVBA, the Utah Legislature, at the request of and with heavy lobbying from anti-tobacco advocates and the local health departments, HB324. This bill took permitting authority form the Utah State Tax Commission to regulate “retail tobacco specialty business”. In essence, HB324 requires that any store that generates more than 35% of its gross revenue through the sale of tobacco products or dedicates more than 20% of its floor space or shelf space to advertising tobacco products to receive a Retail Tobacco Specialty Business license from its local health department.
This has obviously caused some concern within the Vapor Shop community as the State Health Department was so eager to pass this legislation and its corresponding rules, that they didn’t think through the implications of enforcement, leading to confusion among the regulated companies, the local health department and the Tax Commission. I recently heard from one of your members that when trying to renew his permit the Tax Commission wouldn’t take his check for his fees because “they don’t know who was supposed to be in charge of the program since HB324 passed.
In response to this change, Senator Thatcher has asked that we collect as many stories as possibly about our interactions with our local health departments regarding the implementation of HB324, so that he can evaluate the new program and potentially make changes to repair any problems or confusion that may have been created. You can send your information to info@utahvapor.com. We have also started a Closed Facebook Page for providing feedback on this topic. Please provide your interactions (good and bad) to the Facebook Group page. (UVBA – HB324) You must be a member of UVBA to be part of the group and you must request to join the group.
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