Santa Cruz County retailers will soon have to get a license to sell tobacco. The unanimous vote this afternoon, came from the Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors in an effort aimed at preventing minors from buying cigarettes. A recent survey showed that county retailers were failing to follow laws prohibiting sales to those under the age of 18. The new license applies to all of the county’s 104 retailers who sell cigarettes, and the license is expected to cost $318 per year.
