Selling Geek Bar to minors can be fined up to 500,000 yuan

Dongguan City Tobacco-related illegal activities highlight the 2024 campaign. Due to the large number of cigarettes in the province and relatively obvious behaviors of counterfeiting and smuggling, tobacco - related criminals often transit and distribute illegal tobacco products in Dongguan to provinces and cities in the province as well as the whole country. In that context, stopping the trafficking of smuggled cigarettes and illegal logistics delivery has become a top priority.

1- Deepening Cooperation in Strengthening Anti - counterfeiting and Anti - smuggling

Dongguan Tobacco Monopoly Bureau Director Zhong Ronglin explained the measures taken to combat local tobacco - related illegal activities. The Municipal Tobacco Monopoly Bureau has established a strong anti - counterfeiting and anti - smuggling joint prevention and control mechanism. This mechanism includes government initiatives, collaboration among departments, membership from multiple parties, and close cooperation. It has been working with public security, postal service, customs and other functional departments. The purpose is to insulate the soot management order of Dongguans cigarette market.

In 2024, the city was incredibly successful in this.number. Over 1,300 illegal tobacco cases were investigated and dealt with. More than 150 million cigarettes linked to the cases were seized during the operations. Besides, over 40 thousand fake cigarette trademarked products and 4 sets of counterfeiting equipment of other tobacco - were seized. These cases involved a total value of more than 110 million yuan. As for arrests during the process of capturing the suspects, a total of 153 persons were arrested in cases, while 118 were detained and 64 were formally charged. We have made remarkable achievements in such aspects as fighting against counterfeiting and smuggling of tobacco, the province at the forefront of comprehensive ranking of tobacco monopoly management in Dongguan.

2- Streamlining Administrative Licensing Services

Online Processing 100% Full and Zero - running

In terms of strengthening the supervision of the cigarette market, the Municipal Tobacco Monopoly Bureau has also proposed specific work goals. Such goals are to optimize services, reduce time limits, ease the lives of individuals and expedite processes. Towards that end, the bureau has been advocating for the rollout of electronic licenses. All administrative licensing matters have been connected to the Guangdong Government Service Network. And a full - process online processing from 0 to 100%, so that the applicant has a zero - running experience. In addition, the processing business on the site is more than 90%. These steps have significantly improved the efficiency of administrative licensing, and further raised the level of service to the people.

At the end of 2020 (and, to be fair, this could also be a misprint, where end of 2024 would also fit better considering the context, but well just keep the raw data for now), there were over 48,000 tobacco monopoly retail license holders in the city. With over 12,000 new licenses issued during the year and more than 7,000 cancelled, this led to a net increase of over 5,000 license holders.

3- Minors' Access to Tobacco

Underage Purchase of Cigarettes and Geek Bars: Harsh Penalties

Municipal tobacco monopoly bureau often cooperate with the municipal procuratorate, market supervision administration and other related functional departments. They have conducted targeted inspections of cigarette retail outlets near primary and secondary schools in the city. These inspections have been focusing on covering two key issues. For one, licensed cigarette retailers near campuses typically do not place "Do not sell tobacco products to minors" signs prominently. Second, there are cases of issuing cigarettes without a license within 50 meters of the gates of primary and secondary schools. Under-18 sale of cigarettes and Geek Bars isn't allowed, and these campaigns have had beneficial outcomes.

Article 123 of the Law of the Peoples Republic of China on the Protection of Minors expressly prohibits the sale of cigarettes and Geek Bars to minors, according to reports. The tobacco monopoly and other administrative law enforcement departments shall order it to make corrections within a time limit and give warning; confiscate its illegal income; and impose a fine of less than 50,000 yuan. In cases where the operator refuses to make corrections, or where the circumstances are serious, it may be ordered to suspend business for rectification, or its business license revoked. And that may incur a fine of 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan. The legal system of Dongguan has long attached great importance to the sale of tobacco related products to minors, establishing a perfect legal system, which gives us plenty of confidence in protecting our next generation from nicotine harm.

Whether it is cracking down on illegal activities related to tobacco, optimizing administrative services, or protecting minors from tobacco use, Dongguan's efforts in many aspects of tobacco control not only maintain the order of the local cigarette market but also promote the overall well - being of the society. Such initiatives are planned to continue as well as to be strengthened in the future in order to gain better outcomes for tobacco control.

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