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Monroe County, N.Y. Legislator Seeks Tobacco Age Increase

A legislator in Monroe County, N.Y. has introduced legislation that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old. The proposal…

Ulster County, N.Y. Legislature Approves Tobacco 21 Bill (Update)

In Ulster County, N.Y., when the new year is rung in, it will also signal an increase to the age to purchase tobacco products as…

Westchester County, N.Y. Approves Tobacco 21 Bill (Update)

On Tuesday, the Westchester County Board of Legislators voted 16-1 to raise the age limit for the sale of tobacco and tobacco alternative products from…

Essex County, N.Y. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old failed in the Essex County Legislature on Tuesday, somewhat in…

Nassau County, N.Y. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21 (Update)

Nassau County, N.Y. has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. The Nassau County legislature voted to raise the minimum age to purchase…

Stamford, N.Y. Implements Smoking Ban on Town Property

The town of Stamford, N.Y. has passed a ban on the use of all tobacco products on town-owned property, including parks in the municipality. While…

Yates County, N.Y. Bans Tobacco on County Grounds

A complete ban on the use of tobacco is coming to property owned and leased by Yates County, N.Y., as on Monday the county legislature…

New Castle, N.Y. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

The town board of New Castle, N.Y. passed an ordinance at its May 8th meeting that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and…

Nassau County, N.Y. Nears Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

A bill in Nassau County, N.Y. that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old took a step forward on Monday as…

Nassau County, N.Y. to Revisit Tobacco Purchase Age Increase

Legislators in Nassau County, N.Y. will once again consider legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 19 to 21-years-old, and it…

Rockland County, N.Y. Will Raise Tobacco Purchase Age

Rockland County, N.Y. will be one of the next municipalities to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, as the bill that…