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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 453A.13, subsection 3, Code 1995, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 3. FEES &endash; EXPIRATION. All permits provided for in this 1 4 division shall expire on June 30 of each year. A permit shall 1 5 not be granted or issued until the applicant has paid for the 1 6 period ending June 30 next, to the department or the city or 1 7 county granting the permit, the fees provided for in this 1 8 division. The annual state permit fee for a distributor, 1 9 cigarette vendor, and wholesaler is one hundred dollars when 1 10 the permit is granted during the months of July, August, or 1 11 September. However, whenever a state permit holder operates 1 12 more than one place of business, a duplicate state permit 1 13 shall be issued for each additional place of business on 1 14 payment of five dollars for each duplicate state permit, but 1 15 refunds as provided in this division do not apply to any 1 16 duplicate permit issued. 1 17 The minimum fee schedule for retail permits is as follows 1 18 when the permit is granted during the months of July, August, 1 19 or September: 1 20 a. In places outside any city, fifty dollars. 1 21 b. In cities of less than fifteen thousand population, 1 22 seventy-five dollars. 1 23 c. In cities of fifteen thousand or more population, one 1 24 hundred dollars. 1 25 If any permit is granted during the months of October, 1 26 November, or December, the fee shall be three-fourths of the 1 27above maximum scheduleannual fee; if granted during the 1 28 months of January, February, or March, one-half of themaximum1 29scheduleannual fee, and if granted during the months of 1 30 April, May, or June, one-fourth of themaximum scheduleannual 1 31 fee. 1 32 The city or county may establish fees above the minimum fee 1 33 schedule. All retail permit fees above the minimum fee 1 34 schedule shall be retained by the city or county imposing the 1 35 extra fee and shall be used by the state, city, or county for 2 1 the exclusive purpose of enforcing section 453A.2. 2 2 Sec. 2. Section 453A.56, Code 1995, is amended to read as 2 3 follows: 2 4 453A.56 UNIFORM APPLICATION. 2 5 1. Enforcement of this chapter shall be implemented in an 2 6 equitable manner throughout the state. For the purpose of 2 7 equitable and uniform implementation, application, and 2 8 enforcement of state and local laws and regulations, the 2 9 provisions of this chapter shall supersede any local law or 2 10 regulation which is inconsistent with or conflicts with the 2 11 provisions of this chapter. 2 12 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a city or county may 2 13 establish fees for retail cigarette permits which are in 2 14 excess of the minimum fee schedule established pursuant to 2 15 section 453A.13. 2 16 EXPLANATION 2 17 This bill authorizes city and county governments to 2 18 increase retail permit fees above the existing fee schedule 2 19 for the purposes of enforcing laws regarding tobacco sales to 2 20 persons under legal age. 2 21 Section 1 modifies the current retail fee schedule to allow 2 22 the city and county governments to increase fees to fund 2 23 enforcement of under-aged tobacco purchase laws. 2 24 Section 2 amends the uniform application provision of the 2 25 cigarette and tobacco taxes chapter to enable local government 2 26 discretion in increasing retail permit fees. 2 27 BACKGROUND STATEMENT 2 28 SUBMITTED BY THE AGENCY 2 29 Youth access and use of cigarette and other tobacco 2 30 products continue to be a major health concern. Over 90 2 31 percent of all current adult smokers started using tobacco 2 32 products before the legal age of 18. A recent Iowa department 2 33 of public health study illustrated that teens aged 12-16 were 2 34 successful in their efforts to purchase tobacco products about 2 35 half of the time. This dismal statistic demonstrates the lack 3 1 of effective enforcement of current youth tobacco access laws. 3 2 The state substance abuse prevention and treatment block 3 3 grant requires that Iowa develop strategies to improve our 3 4 compliance with youth access laws. If states fail to make 3 5 significant progress towards reducing youth access, the United 3 6 States secretary of health and human services may withhold up 3 7 to 10 percent of the block grant funds the first year, which 3 8 may ultimately result in a 40 percent annual loss in a four- 3 9 year period. Iowa potentially stands to lose approximately 3 10 $43 million over the next four years. 3 11 This bill would provide city and county officials with the 3 12 opportunity to fund enhanced local enforcement of youth access 3 13 laws with moneys generated from increases on retail tobacco 3 14 sales permits. Numerous studies suggest that increased 3 15 enforcement can significantly influence compliance rates. 3 16 LSB 1242DP 76 3 17 pf/jj/8
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