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Lung Association Calls on NY Officials to Prohibit Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products, Increase Prevention Funding

January 30, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - This year’s “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association (ALA) is calling on leaders in New York State to implement tobacco control policies, saying it is desperately needed in light of the country’s youth vaping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Lung Association, e-cigarettes, State of Tobacco Control Report, Tobacco, Vaping

State Legislature Poised to Raise Legal Age for Tobacco Purchases to 21

April 2, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - The Democrat-controlled New York Senate passed legislation Monday putting the state a step closer to joining seven others where the legal age for buying cigarettes and electronic cigarettes has been raised from 18 to 21. The state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, State Assembly, State Legislature, State Senate, Tobacco

2019 ‘State of Tobacco Control’ Report Gives Mixed Grades for New York

January 31, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Tobacco use remains the nation’s leading cause of preventable death and disease, taking an estimated 480,000 lives every year. That's according to the 2019 “State of Tobacco Control” report by the American Lung Association. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Lung Association, Andrew Cuomo, e-cigarettes, Tobacco

County Executive Signs ‘Tobacco 21’ Legislation into Law

May 19, 2016 By WRFA 1 Comment

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan has signed a local law that will increase the legal age to purchase tobacco products in the county from 18 to 21. On Tuesday Horrigan signed the local law that had been approved by a 13-6 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, Tobacco, Vince Horrigan

Horrigan to Hold Public Hearing on ‘Tobacco 21’ Legislation Thursday Afternoon

May 12, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan will hold a public hearing Thursdsay, May 12 on the recently approved local law to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old. The hearing will be held at 3 p.m. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, Smoking, Tobacco, Vince Horrigan

Public Hearing on County’s ‘Tobacco 21’ Law Set for Thursday May 12

May 10, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan has announced that he will be holding a public hearing on a local law that would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products in Chautauqua County from 18 to 21 years old. The public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, Tobacco, Vince Horrigan

Increasing Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products Highlights April Meeting of County Legislature

April 27, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature meets Wednesday night in Mayville for its monthly voting session. Among the items on the agenda is a local law that would increase the legal age to 21 for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco-related … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, e-cigarettes, Tobacco

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Increasing Age to Purchase Tobacco in Chautauqua County

April 7, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, March 31, 2016. RELATED: Legislature Tables Local Law to Increase Legal Age for Buying Tobacco WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample provides a recap on the effort to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Brian Ellis, Chautauqua County Legislature, Christine Schuyler, e-cigarettes, Food and Drug Administration, Mark Tarbrake, Tobacco, Yeti Vape

Chautauqua County Legislature Tables Proposed Local Law to Increase Legal Age for Buying Tobacco Products

March 24, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County lawmakers have decided to wait another month before acting on a local law to increase the legal age for purchasing tobacco products. On Wednesday during the Chautauqua County Legislature’s monthly voting session, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brian Ellis, Chautauqua County Legislature, Christine Schuyler, e-cigarettes, Food and Drug Administration, Mark Tarbrake, Tobacco, Vince Horrigan, Yeti Vape

Chautauqua County Lawmakers to Consider Raising Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products

March 11, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will introduce a local law later this month that would raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products in the county to 21. READ THE FULL PROPOSED LOCAL LAW The proposed law will be taken up by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, Food and Drug Administration, Smoking, Tobacco

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