December 21, 2018 Patrick Lagreid Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Beltrami County, Minn. to Hold Tobacco 21 Hearing in January

The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners have announced that they will hold a public hearing on Jan. 22, 2019 on a proposed ordinance that would increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the county from 18 to 21-years-old.

Ordinance 29 would also apply to tobacco alternatives such as e-cigarettes and other nicotine delivery devices.

The county will maintain the current fines associated with selling to a person below the minimum age, which is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $1,000, and up to 90 days in jail.

Minnesota has become a recent hotbed of municipalities drafting and passing such ordinances, as more than more than 20 cities and municipalities that have passed increases that are commonly known as Tobacco 21 ordinances. Just this month, Waseca, Pope County and Eden Prairie have passed increases, joining Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Mendota Heights, Brooklyn Center and Hermantown as some of the more notable cities who had already passed their own ordinances.

Beltrami County is located in the northern part of the state and is home to approximately 46,500 residents.

Beltrami County Minnesota Tobacco 21 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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