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September 5, 2019
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  Executive Directors Message  
 

FLAVORED E-CIG BAN
TOBACCO LEGISLATION
2019 MBP SURVEY
 
E-CIGS
For those of you with convenience stores, e-cigarettes have been a great profit center for the past few years. There has been a growing concern about young people vaping instead of smoking cigarettes. Obviously, smoking cigarettes we know is bad, but now major health concerns are being brought to light regarding vaping as well. There is a strong movement to ban flavored e-cigarettes as marketing flavors like peppermint and bubblegum seem to be attracting the youth to try vaping. Our argument has been that vaping has been a great way for people to kick the smoking habit. This week, an executive order was issued from Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services and the governor to ban flavored vape products. Stores that carry flavored vape products will have 30 days to comply, or they may be stuck with inventory they already purchased. I don't know where this is headed, but whenever crazy legislation like this starts happening in other states, it is usually not too long before a similar movement begins in NJ. I will keep you updated. 
 
TOBACCO
Next week, the Senate Health Committee is hearing two pieces of legislation on tobacco. One actually works to our benefit as it will ban tobacco and vaping products from being sold in pharmacies or any other retail department stores that also sell pharmacy. This would include supermarkets since they all have pharmacies as part of their operations inside their stores. Should a bill like that pass, your stores will then become virtually the only places where tobacco users can purchase their tobacco. The other bill will prohibit coupons or rebates for any cigarette or tobacco product at the retail point of sale. I have mentioned this issue in the past, and I would like to get a clearer picture if this affects you or not. Many members have indicated that they either do not accept these coupons, or have very little reliance upon them. It is important for me to know if this has a big effect on you. 

MBP SURVEY
Finally, I want to thank those of you that have taken the time to fill out our 2019 MBP survey so far. The information you provide us is extremely helpful in strengthening our program. We use this information to help us determine what vendors and providers will be invited back for the 2020 MBP program. If you have not done so yet, please take 10 minutes to complete the survey by clicking HERE.

That's all for this week -  
Sal Risalvato
Executive Director
 


 
  

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  Training Class Schedule  
 

All classes held at NJGCA HQ -- 4900 Route 33 West, Wall Township, NJ 07753
 

Two-Day Emissions Inspector Training Class

October 23rd & 24th
December 18th & 19th

Want your technicians to become a NJ Emissions Inspector? We can help! Our new two-day class will provide all the information for becoming a NJ Emissions Inspector. Day one will consist of written test training and the State will administer the written test the very same day at our offices. Day two will be a hands-on training course to prepare you for the hands-on test. Class will run from 7:00am to 4:00pm on day 1. Class will begin at 12:30 PM on day 2. Cost is $479 for members. 

October class registration click here
December class registration click here


Want to become an emission repair technician/facility?

THIS IS THE LAST CLASS FOR THE ENTIRE PROGRAM, REGISTER EARLY!

Entire Emission Technician Education Program (ETEP) Training Classes

 FULL COURSE
1 PM to 9 PM
November 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 
December 4, 5, 11, 12
 

Sections 8, 9, 10 (RECERTIFICATION)
CHOOSE EVENING OR DAY COURSE OPTION:

1 PM to 9 PM
December 4, 5, 11, 12
OR
8 AM to 4 PM
December 3, 9, 10, 17
 

Stop turning away work!

The New Jersey Inspection Program requires vehicles that fail emissions inspection to go to a Licensed Certified Emission Repair Facility and have a Licensed Emission Repair Technician perform the repairs! When the new Emissions Inspection program begins, a list of Certified Emission Repair Facilities will be given to the vehicle owners who fail the New Jersey Emission Inspection. If you want your business name on the list - make sure you have a Certified Licensed Emission Repair Technician and you are licensed as a Emission Repair Facility! Those signing up for the FULL training course will attend sections 1-10. Full ETEP class fees for members are $2,195 and non-members are $2,395. Recertification fees for members are $729 and non-members are $879. This is the last class for the entire program, register early!

Click here for FULL ETEP REGISTRATION FORM
Click here for ETEP RECERTIFICATION FORM
 

FUTURE CLASSES WILL BE ADDED UPON REQUEST AND ACCORDING TO DEMAND. CONTACT DEBBIE at 732-256-9646 or DEBBIE@NJGCA.ORG TO LET HER KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING A SPECIFIC CLASS. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO GAUGE YOUR NEEDS AND KEEP TRACK OF THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE!

  

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  News Around The State  
 

9/4/19
Amid Vaping Crackdown, Michigan to Ban Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan said Wednesday that she would outlaw the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in her state, part of a national crackdown on vaping amid a recent spike in illnesses tied to the products. The move in Michigan is part of a wave of growing pressure from politicians around the country for more regulation of e-cigarettes and their use by teenagers. Several state attorneys general have called for the federal government to ban flavored e-cigarettes, and bills to stop sales of flavored vaping products have been introduced in California and Massachusetts. In New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a law raising the minimum age to purchase e-cigarettes to 21.

9/2/19
Retailers Happy That New Jersey Gas Tax Remains Steady For 2020
Word that New Jersey's gasoline tax will not go up this fall is being welcomed by retailers across the state. But they say there's a way to bring the cost down a tad. . .This year, it stays at 41 cents. That's good news for Sal Risalvato, head of the New Jersey Gasoline, Convenience Store and Automotive Association. "Each time the tax goes up, it makes us less competitive with our neighboring states," he told KYW Newsradio, "and we have been able to show the amount of gasoline volume that has crossed over the border." He estimates past increases have seen 415 million gallons a year in sales go to Delaware and New York state. He doesn't have numbers for Pennsylvania. 

8/30/19
Federal Investigators Think Black-Market Vaping Products, Not Legal E-Cigarettes, Are to Blame for Respiratory Illnesses
Despite attempts to blame recent reports of respiratory illnesses among vapers on legal e-cigarettes, investigators are increasingly inclined to think the real problem is hazardous chemicals in black-market THC and nicotine products. The Washington Post reports that "state and federal health authorities are focusing on the role of contaminants or counterfeit substances as a likely cause of vaping-related lung illnesses." They "are narrowing the possible culprits to adulterants in vaping products purported to have THC...as well as adulterants in nicotine vaping products."

8/30/19
Ford Puts Expiration on Autonomous Vehicles
How long is the shelf life for self-driving cars? A mere four years, according to John Rich, operations chief for Ford autonomous vehicles, Teslarati reports. While Rich believes the world will soon have many fully automated vehicles on the roads, he doesn't believe those cars will last long before retirement. Still, it's good for business. "The thing that worries me least in this world is decreasing demand for cars. We will exhaust and crush a car every four years in this business," he said.
 
 
  

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  Energy Information Agency Weekly Retail Gasoline Prices  
 
Each week, the Energy Information Administration publishes a list of average gasoline prices for the previous three weeks. NJGCA will begin including this list with the Weekly Road Warrior. Remember, these prices are reflective of self-serve everywhere except NJ.
 
  

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