West Haven Tobacco Compliance Check Results
Out of twenty-nine West Haven businesses that currently sell tobacco ten were cited for illegally selling tobacco products to someone under the age of 21 during recent unannounced compliance checks, according to West Haven Police Department.
West Haven Police Department, along with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program (TPEP) and West Haven Prevention Council (WHPC), conducted twenty-nine compliance inspections of establishments that sell tobacco products and electronic cigarettes on September 10, 2024.
“The inspections were performed in an effort to determine compliance with state laws concerning the prohibition of the sale of e-cigarettes and/or tobacco products to youth under the age of 21,” Connecticut Department of Mental Health explained. “Retailers are required by state law to inspect the photo ID of anyone who appears under the age of 30 before selling a tobacco product or electronic cigarette.”
The following retailers were found to be non-compliant:
1. West Haven Smoke World; 315 York St
2. West Haven Shell; 261 Platt Ave
3. Best Food Mart/Best Gas; 147 Campbell Ave
4. Baybrook Tobacco; 4 Jones Hill Rd
5. Morrisey’s Package Store
6. Puff City; 293 Elm St
7. First Fuel; 810 1st Ave
8. 7 Eleven; 1089 Campbell Ave
9. FNF USA Corp; 912 Boston Post Rd
10. Gulf; 435 Derby Ave
The following retailers were found to be compliant:
1. Lumpys Smoke Shop; 531 Campbell Ave
2. Choice 2 Your Convenience; 543 Main St
3. A2Z; 191 Platt Ave
4. Cigarette Express; 307 Captain Thomas BLVD
5. Grillos Market; 137 Campbell Ave
6. Krauzers Food Stores; 10 Jones Hill
7. York Market; 185 York St
8. Evergreen Food Mart; 709 Campbell Ave
9. Take Away Market; 983 Boston Post Rd
10. Smokers; 596 1st Ave
11. Westside Smoke Shop; 785 Campbell Ave
12. Xtra Fuels; 750 1st Ave
13. Best Gas; 161 Boston Post Rd
14. Smoker’s Variety; 193 Boston Post Rd
15. Green Fuel; 540 Boston Post Rd
16. Mobil Mart; 949 Boston Post Rd
17. Smokers Convenience; 1055 Boston Post Rd
18. Krauzer’s; 544 Derby Ave
19. Krauzer's; 377 Campbell Ave
20. Liberty Pharmacy; 886 Campbell Ave
21. 7 Eleven; 480 Saw Mill Rd
Of the four establishments who were found non-compliant with Connecticut General Statutes Section 53-344 (Sale of tobacco to a person under 21) or Section 53-344b (Sale of an e-cigarette to a person under 21). The offending clerks at these establishments were issued a first time infraction in the amount of $300.00. Learn more at: http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/tpep
There is free online training “Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sales: Do The Right Thing
Prevention Education Program for Retailers” to prevent the sale of tobacco and e-cigarette/vape products to individuals under the age of 21 at cttobaccotraining.com
