HomeMy WebLinkAboutBrd of Health 08/20/2002
BOARD OF HEALTH
August 20, 2002
HEARING MINUTE;S
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rMembers Present: Chairman, Michelle Madan, Clerk, Ray Martin, & Ronald Greene
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1. Call to Order @ 7:02pm .,3nd Floor Committee Meeting Room by Cha!l11Jan~ ,."j~e11e Madan
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ALSO Present: Scott Leite, Health Agent; Karen Doucette, TOba~~t<t~tfb~L~~:ehr ~etective Robert
Martin, Mansfield Police Department; and Mr. Kanaiyala N. Patel, Manager of Dias West Mansfield Variety
Purpose of the hearing is to give Rupal K Patel, President of Amrvta Corporation doing business as Dias
West Mansfield Variety an opportunity to be heard as to why its Permit for the Sale of Tobacco Products
should not be suspended or revoked.
Mansfield Police Department Detective Robert Martin in reading a summary of events stated a fourteen-year-
old Foxboro female was given "Gutkha", a tobacco product for free. According to witnesses this has
happened on several occasions.
Mr. Kanaiyala N. Patel in his defense stated he did not give any free "Gutkha" to this minor. He did admit he
keeps it in the store, but for his use only.
7:35pm - Hearing closed for discussion by the Board of Health
The BOH found that two violations 1) distribution to a minor and 2) free distribution were serious and repeated,
fherefore voted to revoke the permit for the sale of tobacco products until June 2003. At that time, Mr. Patel
can apply for a new Tobacco Permit with the condition that he attend Merchant Education classes given by the
NMS Tobacco Control Agent or its representative at that time.
MOTION to revoke Tobacco Permit issued to Rupel Patel, President of the Amrvta
Corporation dba Dias West Mansfield Variety until June 2003.
Martin/Greene
3-0 PASSED
Adjournment
MOTION: To adjourn at 8:00PM.
Madan/Martin 3-0 Voted
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Byrnes, Recording Secretary
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