Fact Sheets & Other Publications
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Tobacco-Free Outdoor Areas
New York Tobacco-Free Outdoor Areas Toolkit
A toolkit for New York communities interested in making parks, beaches, and other outdoor areas smoke-free. Includes a model ordinance.Outdoor Air Model Ordinance
Model ordinance for New York communities prohibiting smoking and tobacco use in specified outdoor areas including parks, beaches, and playgrounds.Tobacco-Free Outdoors Map
A list of local governments that have adopted a smoke-free or tobacco-free outdoor area law and a map of counties with at least one such local law.
Smoke-Free Housing
New York Guide to Smoke Free Condominiums
A guide outlining the steps necessary to establish a smokefree policy in condominium housing.New York Tenants’ Guide to Smoke Free Housing
This guide provides information to tenants about their rights relative to secondhand smoke in a multi-unit building, and guidance on how to work with neighbors and property owners to reduce or eliminate secondhand smoke.Smoke Free Housing New York Landlord Toolkit
A toolkit for landlords wishing to adopt smoke-free policies for their property.
Retail Environment
Effect of Point of Sale Displays on Youth
Fact sheet describing the particular effect that tobacco point of sale displays have on youth.First Amendment Fact Sheet
An analysis of First Amendment challenges to tobacco marketing regulations.Just the Facts: Tobacco Product Displays
Fact sheet describing tobacco product displays, their function, and policy options that may reduce the harm they cause.Just the Facts: Tobacco Retail Licensing
Fact sheet briefly describing the role tobacco retail licensing may play in reducing tobacco use.Legal Issues: Tobacco Retail Licensing
Fact sheet briefly describing some of the legal issues to be considered when crafting a tobacco retail licensing system.Pharmacies Send Mixed Messages: Giving the Green, Yellow, and Red Lights to Smoking
Fact sheet describing the problems associated with tobacco sales by pharmacies.Point of Sale Display Regulation: International Successes
Fact sheet describing international implementation of tobacco product display restrictions.Point of Sale Displays as Recruitment Centers
Fact Sheet illustrating the manner in which tobacco marketing strategies target youth.Point-of-Sale Display Restrictions: Countering Common Concerns
A document reviewing arguments and counter arguments related to tobacco product display restrictions.Point-of-Sale Marketing Fact Sheet
Fact sheet discussing tobacco industry marking at the point-of-sale and comparing tobacco marketing to the marketing of other products.Reducing Youth Exposure to Tobacco Marketing: Options for Local Governments in New York
Report exploring policies to reduce exposure to tobacco marketing at the point-of-sale through comprehensive licensing, zoning and board of health rules.Tobacco Price Promotion: Policy Responses to Industry Price Manipulation
Technical Report describing the relationship between product price and tobacco use, industry methods of price manipulation, and policy options to maintain higher prices on tobacco products.Tobacco Product Display Ban Model Ordinance
A model ordinance for New York communities seeking to prohibit the display of tobacco products in non-adult-only retail stores.Tobacco Product Display Ban Technical Report
A legal and policy analysis of measures to prohibit the display of tobacco products in non-adult-only retail stores.Tobacco Product Display Restrictions: Legal Issues to Consider
Fact sheet briefly describing the legal issues to be considered when crafting a restriction on tobacco product displays.Tobacco Retail Licensing Model Ordinance
A model ordinance for New York communities seeking to use licensing requirements to limit the number, type, and location of tobacco retail stores.Tobacco Retail Licensing Technical Report
A legal and policy analysis of local ordinances that would use retail licensing requirements to regulate the number, type, and location of tobacco retailers.
Taxation
Cigarette Tax Evasion Technical Report
This report examines the major sources of tax evasion in New York State and analyzes related legal issues. It addresses untaxed sales by Native American retailers, online cigarette sales, and cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting.
New York State Law
Tobacco Use and Schools: Summary of Current Laws Applicable to New York Schools
This fact sheet summarizes the state and federal laws that address tobacco use in New York schools and on school grounds.
Recent Cases
Tobacco Control Legal Consortium Amicus Brief
Amicus Brief of Tobacco Control Legal Consortium, et al., in support of Appellants in 23-34 94th St. Grocery, Corp. v. New York Board of Health
Other Tobacco Products
E-Cigarette Fact Sheet
Fact sheet concerning electronic cigarettes, legal issues and policy considerations surrounding their use.Hookah Bars Fact Sheet
Fact sheet describing Hookah Bars and New York’s Clean Indoor Air Act.
POS Toolkit
Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy Brochure
Brief description of the Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy and its staff.Effect of Point of Sale Displays on Youth
Fact sheet describing the particular effect that tobacco point of sale displays have on youth.Just the Facts: Tobacco Product Displays
Fact sheet describing tobacco product displays, their function, and policy options that may reduce the harm they cause.Just the Facts: Tobacco Retail Licensing
Fact sheet briefly describing the role tobacco retail licensing may play in reducing tobacco use.Legal Issues: Tobacco Retail Licensing
Fact sheet briefly describing some of the legal issues to be considered when crafting a tobacco retail licensing system.Pharmacies Send Mixed Messages: Giving the Green, Yellow, and Red Lights to Smoking
Fact sheet describing the problems associated with tobacco sales by pharmacies.Point of Sale Display Regulation: International Successes
Fact sheet describing international implementation of tobacco product display restrictions.Power Point Notetaking Packet
PDF version of Power Point slides with space for notes.Power Point Slides
This is a PDF document containg full-scale versions of the slides included in the Point of Sale toolkit.Tobacco Product Display Restrictions: Legal Issues to Consider
Fact sheet briefly describing the legal issues to be considered when crafting a restriction on tobacco product displays.Tobacco Retailer Number, Density & Location: Effects on Youth and Other Vulnerable Populations
A fact sheet describing the effect that density, location and numbers of tobacco retailers have on tobacco use.
Vermont
Addressing the Point of Sale: Options for Reducing Youth Tobacco Use in Vermont
Technical report discussing policy options for reducing youth tobacco use.Vermont’s Legal Landscape
Report describing the legal framework of Vermont’s tobacco control laws.