Wabasha County - Nov. 4, 2025 Public Hearing Tobacco Ordinance

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND INTENTION TO ENACT REVISIONS TO
WABASHA COUNTY
TOBACCO ORDINANCE
A public hearing will be held, on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 during the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners Meeting at approximately 9:15 a.m. at Wabasha County Board of Commissioners Room, 625 Jefferson Ave., Wabasha, Minnesota, prior to consideration of enacting revisions to the existing Tobacco Ordinance.
The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate the sale of tobacco, tobacco products, tobacco related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products for the purpose of enforcing and furthering existing laws, to protect minors against the serious effects associated with the illegal use of tobacco, tobacco products, tobacco related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products, and to further the official public policy of the State of Minnesota in regard to preventing young people from starting to smoke as states in Minnesota Statute Sec. 144.391.
The proposed revisions would provide for compliance with both State and Federal Law and to align with T21. For more information, please contact the Wabasha County Public Health Director at 651-565-5200. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available at www.co.wabasha.mn.us Public Health webpage. Comments may be submitted at the public hearing or sent to the following by Monday, November 3rd, 2025:
tfiedler@co.wabasha.mn.us or
Tammy Fiedler
Wabasha County
    Public Health Director
411 Hiawatha Drive E.
Wabasha, MN 55981

Published in the Lake City Graphic
on October 23, 2025