Stores selling tobacco products require an exclusive trade license: Ministry of Health.

If they do not own an exclusive trade license to sell tobacco products, stores selling cigarettes in Mysolu, Bedis and Gutka are warned.

DG Nagaraj Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Regional Surveillance Officer is also responsible for tobacco control cells Hindu As part of ongoing cigarettes and other 2003 compliance drives in Mysuru, awareness campaigns to announce the need for exclusive tobacco supplier licenses for selling tobacco products.

“We are currently educating and increasing visibility. If they do not have the separate trade licenses needed to sell tobacco products, we will soon start penalizing stores.”

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The District Surveillance Office also informed that the law prohibits the sale of Bedis and cigarettes and that criminals will be held responsible for fines.

Meanwhile, the area’s tobacco-controlled cells have implemented 18 days of special drives from all 18 police stations in Mysuru City on May 5 to implement the COTPA rules.

Six police stations, i.e. Narasimharaja, Mandi Mohalla, VV Puram, Metagalli, Jayalakshmipuram and Vijaynagar police stations have been covered until May 13. A total of 387 cases were booked, including 101 cases restricted by VV Puram Police Station, with a total of 43,00 fines and fines in the last six days, which lasted for a five-day fine.

The majority of the fines were collected for violations of Article 4 of the 2003 COTPA, which involved banning smoking in public places, including bus stands, parks, hotels, restaurants, bakeries, shops, shops, commercial places, cinemas, government theaters, government offices, government offices and private offices. The responsibility for law enforcement is that the owner of the home and the violations can result in a fine of Rs 2,000, a statement said.

Mr Nagaraj said that in addition to the violation of various COTPA regulations by booking offenders, tobacco control cell officials imposed fines on stores selling imported and smuggled cigarettes during driving.

Advisors of Shivakumar, a tobacco-controlled cell in Mysuru area, as well as health, education, police and Mysuru City Corporation officials are participating in the drive, which is expected to last until May 28.