The ordinance increased tobacco permit fees from $50 to $100, with fees ranging from $100-400. Additionally, the ordinance addresses repeated violators of youth sales by enabling the Boston Public Health Commission to revoke licenses of repeated merchants after three strikes. The three strikes rule also requires community input before the reissuing of a license to merchants who have lost their permits due to underage sales. As a result, Boston increased its budget for tobacco control directly from the increase in permit fees to use on enforcement and community education issues.
