Naperville Business Fails Tobacco Compliance Checks

NAPERVILLE, IL — A Naperville business failed a recent round of tobacco compliance checks performed by the Naperville Police Department.

Of the 70 businesses that were checked, the BP Amoco, located at 2888 Book Rd., was the only one to fail, according to a release from the Naperville Police Department. A city ordinance citation was given for selling tobacco to a person under the age of 18.

The compliance checks are performed to determine if local tobacco retailers are complying with the minimum-age tobacco laws which prohibit the sale of tobacco to persons under the age of 18.

With help from a grant awarded by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s “Kids Can’t Buy ‘Em Here” Tobacco Enforcement Program, the Naperville Police Department educates local tobacco retailers on minimum-age tobacco laws and the importance of verifying the age of customers before selling age-restrictive products such as tobacco. All tobacco retailers are given an education packet and are notified that the tobacco checks are going to occur in the near future.