Liquor commission gives tobacco compliance check results

Naperville tobacco retailers were recently inspected in the second of three rounds of compliance checks conducted on all tobacco retailers within the community. More than 80 tobacco retailers were inspected, and no establishment was found to be in violation of the law by selling tobacco to a minor.

“The health of our young people is very important to all of us,” Naperville Liquor Commissioner and Mayor A. George Pradel said. “By prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors by our retailers, we can work together to make a difference in Naperville and curb the availability of tobacco to minors. Thank you to our store owners for their diligence and adherence to these laws.”

Compliance checks are performed to determine if local tobacco retailers are complying with local minimum-age tobacco laws which prohibit the sale of tobacco to persons under the age of 18. With help from a grant awarded by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission's “Kids Can't Buy ‘Em Here” Tobacco Enforcement Program, the city educates local tobacco retailers on minimum-age tobacco laws and the importance of verifying the age of customers before selling age-restrictive products such as tobacco.

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