The Arizona Youth Tobacco Program was created in September of 2001 through an Interagency Service Agreement between the Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Department of Health Services’ Bureau of Tobacco Education and Prevention (BTEP). The goals of the Program are to reduce youth access to tobacco products and facilitate the enforcement of Arizona’s youth tobacco statutes. To accomplish these goals, AGO conducts continuous undercover inspections of tobacco retailers throughout the State. In doing so, AGO is able to monitor the rate at which Arizona retailers comply with State laws regulating the sale of tobacco to minors.  Information obtained during these inspections is shared with TEPP, and retailers found to be in violation of the law are promptly reported to local law enforcement for immediate action.

Contacts:

Arizona Youth Tobacco Hotline (Toll Free)

1-866-342-7855 (Outside of Phoenix Metropolitan Area)
602-542-1809 (Within Phoenix Metropolitan Area)

Arizona Youth Tobacco Attorney
Nicholle Harris
602-542-7719

Attorney General’s Office Website
http://www.attorney_general.state.az.us