This data includes the total number of inspections performed, complaints received, and enforcement actions taken by local Tobacco Enforcement Program per measurement period. For more information, check out https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/tobacco_control/program_components.htm. The "About" tab contains additional details concerning this dataset.
This dataset has the following 11 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Year | program_year | text | The Tobacco Enforcement Program year. | 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2010-2011 2019-2020 view top 100 |
| Measurement Period | measurement_period | text | The Tobacco Enforcement Program year. Prior to 2012, the program year began October 1 and ended September 30. Beginning in 2012, the program year begins April 1 and ends March 31. The 2011-12 time frame represents a 6 month period from October 1 to March 31 to adjust for the change. | April 1 2012 - March 31 2013 April 1 2013 - March 31 2014 October 1 2011 - March 31 2012 October 1 2010 - September 30 2011 April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017 view top 100 |
| County | county | text | Individual New York State County. New York City includes all 5 Boroughs/Counties. | Statewide Broome Steuben Columbia Cortland view top 100 |
| Registered Vendors | registered_vendors | number | Nunber of tobacco retailers registered with the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance | 53 69 52 31 58 view top 100 |
| Complaints Against Registered Vendors | complaints_against_registered_vendors | number | Number of Youth Access Tobacco Enforcement related complaints filed against NYS Department of Taxation and Finance registered tobacco retailers. | 0 57 5 37 205 view top 100 |
| Compliance Checks | compliance_checks | number | Number of checks to assure compliance regarding prohibiting sale of tobacco to minors | 52 66 56 58 30 view top 100 |
| Partial Inspections | partial_inspections | number | Number of checks by adult inspectors to assure compliance regarding other regulatory requirements (proper Dept. of Taxation and Finance registration compliance, posting required signs, educating operators of the Public Health Law requirements, investigation of complaints, out of the package cigarettes, self-service restrictions, bidis, gutka, etc.). | 0 1 2 4 5 view top 100 |
| Complaint Investigations | complaint_investigations | number | Number of investigations of Youth Access Tobacco Enforcement related complaints (registered and unregistered tobacco retailers). | 0 1 2 6 4 view top 100 |
| Other Visits | other_visits | number | Number of times youth inspectors purchased restriced products (can include tobacco products, smoking pharaphernalia, elcetronic cigarrettes, liquid nicotine, herbal cigarettes, etc.) | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| Sales to Minors | sales_to_minors | number | Number of times youth inspectors purchased restriced products (can include tobacco products, smoking pharaphernalia, elcetronic cigarrettes, liquid nicotine, herbal cigarettes, etc.) | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| Fined / Penalized | fined_penalized | number | Number of completed enforcement actions for Tobacco Enforcement violations. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |