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Nova Scotia set to follow P.E.I. in banning tobacco "Power Walls"  
Cigarette retailers in N.S. could face fines if they don’t hide their cigarettes
SCALLOPED POTATOES - BY NIGEL ARMSTRONG 
The Guardian
HALIFAX (CP) — Tobacco retailers in Nova Scotia could face fines up to $1,000 if they don’t hide their smokes and get rid of tobacco ads within the next six months.
The Department of Health Promotion and Protection issued new regulations May 31 that will eliminate so-called power walls that display cigarettes behind the cash register at convenience stores.
The province was supposed to impose the advertising ban in March, but Health Promotion Minister Barry Barnet said it proved difficult to write regulations that would not be full of loopholes.
Some retailers say it’s almost impossible to comply.
“A lot of people are not going to be going along with this because the government has not dealt in good faith,” said Sid Chedrawe of the Independent Food Stores Association.
Convenience stores are now allowed to keep cigarettes under or above the counter, as long as they’re not visible to the public. They can also continue to store cigarette packages behind the counter as long as the shelves are encased in a cabinet that must be fitted with self-closing hinges.
Chedrawe said no such item exists yet and store owners are forced to keep cigarettes under the counter, which requires clerks to bend down repeatedly and makes them vulnerable to attack.
He thinks the province should compensate retailers for the lost revenue.
Losing in-store advertising will also cost retailers payments from the tobacco industry.
The Canadian Council for Tobacco Control reports retailers collected $100.1 million in fees for displaying tobacco products in 2005 — an average of $3,000 per store.
(From the Halifax Daily News)
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shelvin chand from AUCKLAND, ranui writes: a very good article. it helped me alot in my work.
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