PLAINVILLE — Three business failed compliance checks Wednesday for sales of tobacco products to underage patrons.
The police department and staff members of the state’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program conducted the checks, visiting 16 businesses in town.
An underage youth employed by the program entered each establishment trying to buy tobacco products.
Thirteen clerks asked for identification, three did not. It is illegal to sell tobacco products to those under age 18.The offending clerks were each fined $200. The Cigarette Dealer License Holder of those establishments will be referred to the state Department of Revenue Services for additional sanctions.
The businesses charged with selling tobacco products to minors are Petra Mini Mart (Valero), 67 East Main St., Paul’s Getty, 301 East St. and Plainville Citgo, 383 New Britain Ave.
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