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October 27, 1995 <br /> <br />Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota <br />2395 University Avenue West Suite 310 <br />Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 - 1512 <br />(612) 646-3005 FAX: (612) 646-0142 <br /> <br />Glen Hardin <br />15153 Nowthen Blvd NW <br />Ramsey, Minnesota 55303-6197 <br /> <br />We need your help. <br />a little bit!) <br /> <br />And we are willing to pay for it. <br /> <br />(At least <br /> <br />Reducing illegal drug use is a goal in most communities and <br />a priority for the Chemical Dependency Division of the Department <br />of Human Services. Several years ago the U.S. Government tied <br />drug use prevention funds to each state's efforts to reduce <br />illegal tobacco sales to minors. Many prevention activities, <br />including the D.A.R.E programs, stand to lose some funding uniess <br />the State can demonstrate compliance with tobacco age-of-sales <br />laws. To preserve prevention funds regular compliance checks <br />must be done at sites throughout the State. For the second year <br />ANSR has received a small grant from DHS to gather the compliance <br />data. We are committed to gathering data from communities of all <br />sizes from throughout the state. Ramsey was selected as part of <br />the sample this year. We hope you will work with us. <br /> <br />Here is how it works. Between now and the end of February we <br />would like you to do an unannounced compliance check of all of <br />your licensed tobacco vendors using a standard protocol developed <br />by a team of law enforcement officers. The protocol was used <br />last year and worked well. Compliance checks are done under the <br />supervision of a police officer by a juvenile over 15 and under <br />18 attempting to purchase tobacco. We would like to gather data <br />on both chew and cigarettes. Most officers find they can <br />complete 15 to 20 compliance checks in a couple of hours. <br /> <br />What we supply: <br />We provide a standardized protocol (attached), report forms, and <br />a sample letter to send to your vendors several weeks prior to <br />the compliance check. We also provide any technical support <br />which you might need. After the compliance checks are completed <br />we can work wi6h you in any way you would find helpful. <br /> <br />dhsmgrp l.ltr <br /> <br />! <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />