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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCease and Desist Order - Mikes Market 11.18.2024 - Orders Letters and Photos - 220 MIDDLESEX STREET 11/18/2024 Healthy Communities Tobacco Control Program A Boards of Health Partnership Amesbury Middleton Andover Newbury Billerica Newburyport Chelmsford North Andover Dracut North Reading Haverhill Rowley Lynnfield Salisbury Methuen Tewksbury Topsfield CERTIFIED MAIL AND FIRST-CLASS POSTAGE November 18, 2024 Mike’s Market 220 Middlesex Street North Andover, MA 01845 Re: Correction/Cease and Desist Order - Tobacco Product Sale to a Person Under the Age of 21 Attn: Manager/Owner: On November 15, 2024 at approximately 2:22 p.m. your establishment sold a tobacco product to a person under the age of 21 in violation of state law 105 CMR 665.010(A). As outlined on the Correction/Cease and Desist Order issued by the North Andover Health Department (hand-delivered to you or your agent on the day of the unlawful sale) you have the following alternatives: 1. Pay the fine of one-thousand ($1,000.00) within 21 days of the date of issuance of the Order; or 2. If you are aggrieved by the Correction/Cease and Desist Order, request a Hearing before the North Andover Board of Health. This request must be made by you, in writing, and filed within seven (7) days after the date the Order was served or actually received. The written request for a hearing can be delivered to the North Andover Board of Health, 120 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845. Any affected party has a right to appear at said hearing. All payments of fines shall be made to the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 120 Main Street, North Andover. Please note that this fine of one-thousand ($1,000.00) is required under state law 105 CMR 665.045(A). As you know, you have a legal obligation under 105 CMR 665.020(A) to ID all customers seeking to purchase tobacco products, regardless of age. You must verify the age of tobacco purchasers by viewing their valid government-issued photo identification cards. If you need any training to emphasize this legal obligation to your employees, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this notice. Sincerely, Ronald N. Beauregard Tobacco Control Program Director cc: Brian LaGrasse, Health Director, North Andover Health Department Dawne Warren, North Andover Town Clerk 36 Bartlet Street, Andover, MA 01810 Tel: 978-490-8114 36 Bartlet Street, Andover, MA 01810 Tel: 978-490-8114