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Berkley to mirror federal law, increase age to purchase tobacco products to 21 By: Mike Koury | C&G Newspapers | Published July 17, 2021
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OAKLAND COUNTY In an update to comply with federal law, the city of Berkley is moving to restrict the purchasing of cigarettes and other tobacco products for people under the age of 21.
At its June 21 meeting, the Berkley City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that will raise the age of people eligible to purchase cigarettes, tobacco and nicotine products to 21. The previous age at which people could buy these products was 18.
The change is based on federal legislation that was signed at the end of 2019. City Manager Matt Baumgarten stated that the Berkley Public Safety Department had been working with City Attorney John Staran to bring the city into consistency with federal legislation.