Pleasanton Police and the Alameda County Public Health Department conducted a decoy operation on Saturday at dozens of businesses throughout the city that sell tobacco products.
Five citations were issued to clerks who sold tobacco products to underage decoys.
Police reported that citations were issued at the following businesses: Vista Bottle Shop on the 6000 block of West Las Positas Boulevard, Beverages and More on the 5700 block of Johnson Drive, Chevron on the 5200 block of Hopyard Road, Union 76 on the 4100 block of First Street, and Shell on the 3700 block of Hopyard Road.
California law bars the sale of tobacco products to minors. There are currently 40 businesses licensed to sell tobacco products in the city, according to police. During the operation 38 businesses were visited and two were not open.
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