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Kentucky Ups Tobacco Compliance Checks

By Chris Taylor

Frankfort, KY – Kentucky officials are planning to check more retailers this summer to ensure tobacco products are not being sold to minors. The Public Protection Cabinet says the Department for Alcoholic Beverage Control usually conducts about 200 tobacco compliance checks per month at randomly selected retail outlets. However this summer, that number will increase to more than 1,000.