July 14, 2015 Patrick Lagreid Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Rutherford, N.J. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Continuing a trend in New Jersey of cities and towns raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products, the Rutherford Borough Council voted unanimously on Monday to restrict those products to persons 21 and older, according to NorthJersey.com.

Retailers will bear the burden of verifying a potential customer’s age, with fines starting at $250 for selling to a person under 21-years-old. That increases to $500 for a second offense and $1,000 for a third violation.

The increase will go into effect in 20 days.

Rutherford becomes the ninth city to make the increase, joining Englewood, East Rutherford, Teaneck, Bogota, Garfield, Highland Park, Sayreville and Princeton.

There is also a proposal to raise the minimum purchasing age to 21 at the state level, which currently sits at 19-years-old. The state senate approved it last June and it currently sits with the state assembly.

Rutherford is located about 10 miles northeast of Newark and home to just over 18,000 residents.

Bergen County New Jersey Rutherford tobacco purchasing age
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Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

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