Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2013-9185

• Record #: O2013-9185
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 11/26/2013
• Final action: 12/11/2013
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 4-64 by adding new Section 4-64-098 and modifying Section 4-64-180 to prohibit sale of flavored tobacco products in proximity of schools
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm, Thompson, JoAnn, Mitts, Emma
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 64 Tobacco Dealers

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/11/2013	72158	City Council	Passed	Pass
12/9/2013		Joint Committee: Finance; Health and Environmental Protection	Recommended to Pass
11/26/2013	66859	City Council	Referred

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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR
November 26, 2013










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Public Health and the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, I transmit herewith, together with Alderman Thompson and Alderman Mitts, an ordinance amending various provisions of the Municipal Code regarding flavored tobacco products.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.

Mayor

Very truly yours,

ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is a home rule unit of government under Article Vll, Section 6 (a) of the Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to its home rule authority, the City may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including promoting the public health; and
WHEREAS, To this end, the City's "Healthy Chicago" agenda seeks to reduce smoking among adults and youth; and
WHEREAS, Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease and death in Chicago and the United States; and
WHEREAS, Tobacco use kills more people than murders, suicide, illegal drugs, alcohol, AIDS, and car crashes combined; and
WHEREAS, A disproportionate number of these deaths occur in minority communities; and

WHEREAS, For each tobacco-related death, another 20 people struggle with one or more serious tobacco-related illnesses, including lung, oral, and pharyngeal cancer, heart disease, and lung diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis; and
WHEREAS, Lifetime smoking and other tobacco use almost always begins before children graduate from high school; and

WHEREAS, According to the Surgeon General of the United States, approximately 90% of adult smokers started by age 18 and almost no one begins smoking after age 21; and

WHEREAS, The connection between children and tobacco is so strong that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that smokin...