The STAKE ActB & P Code 22950-22963

(Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act)

Statewide law that prohibits the sale or provision of tobacco products to minors;

Is enforced by DHS Food and Drug Branch; Civil penalty - $200 - $6,000 - for store owners; Requires retailers to check ID & post STAKE sign at each

point of sale; Establishes the 1-800-5-ASK-4-ID complaint line; and Prohibits illegal sales of tobacco to minors made over the

phone, through the mail, or via the internet

Penal Code 308 (a)

Statewide law that prohibits tobacco sales to minors; Is enforced by local law enforcement agencies; Misdemeanor/civil action: Fine for selling tobacco to a

minor: $200 - $1,000; Both clerks and storeowners can be fined;

Fine for failing to post the STAKE age-of-sale warning sign: $10 first offense, $50 thereafter; and

Requires that clerks ask for the identification of anyone trying to buy tobacco who appears to be under the age of 18.

Statewide Youth Purchase Survey

Is a Scientific Statewide Survey Required By the Federal Synar Amendment

– To Monitor Retailer Compliance With California’s STAKE Act

Is Conducted Annually by SDSU Behavioral Health Institute

The 2003 Illegal Sales Rate Is 12.2%

Youth Purchase Surveys (YPS)

YPS’s are conducted by local tobacco control projects;

A total of 34 LLA’s currently have YPS’s in their Scopes of Work;

YPS data can help educate the community, motivate key policymakers, & aid local law enforcement

Related Web Sites

Full text of STAKE Act & PC 308

– http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html Strategic Tobacco Retail Effort (STORE)

– http://www.tecc.org/store/ California Friday Night Live Partnership

– http://www.fridaynightlive.org