Olmsted County tobacco retailers will face 30-day license suspension for too many violations

Olmsted County tobacco retailers will face 30-day license suspension for too many violations

ROCHESTER Tobacco retailers caught selling to minors four times within a three-year period in Olmsted County will soon face a 30-day license suspension. It’s an increase from the current seven-day ban on tobacco sales for any licensed business found to sell to minors three or more times in a two-year period. “A 30-day suspension is really going to have some teeth to it,” Senior Assistant Olmsted County Attorney Tom Canan told county commiss…