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Spring Supermarket

180 50 E Hastings St, Vancouver BC V6A 1N1 · Tobacco Retail

7 inspections

  1. MTS Compliance

    0 infractions

  2. MTS Compliance

    0 infractions

  3. Routine

    6 infractions

    • Municipal business license posted in a conspicuous place
    • Tobacco retail authorization license posted in a conspicuous place
    • Review with clerk/manager/owner
      • Nature of enforcement program, including progressive enforcement module
      • It is the responsibility of the retailer to ensure employees are informed of the laws pertaining to tobacco and vapour products sales
      • Brief overview of legislated responsibility (regulations, infractions, fines)
      • Administrative Penalty Process
      • Display of tobacco and vapour products prohibited to minors
      • Restrictions on promotions
      • Illegal sale of tobacco and vapour products to persons under 19 years of age
      • Illegal sale of tobacco from an opened package
      • Illegal sale of tobacco from a package containing fewer than 20 cigarettes
      • Posting of required warning decals
      • Brief overview of inspection types (Routine; compliance checks for Display, Advertising, and Decals (DAD); compliance checks with Minor Test Shoppers (MTS); compliance checks with Adult Test Shoppers (ATS))
    • Request and check for proper identification
      • There are 6 Acceptable types of ID which must carry the bearer’s photograph, birthdate and signature: 1) Driver’s License 2) Passport 3) Citizenship Card 4) Military Card 5) Canadian Permanent Resident Card 6) Any other provincial, federal or foreign government-issued I.D. that shows the person’s name, photograph, date of birth and signature.
    • Information Sheet
      • Provided and reviewed information sheet for tobacco and vapour products
    • Tobacco/Vapour Product Training of Staff
      • Recommended reviewing information about expectations to achieve comprehension and compliance through training and testing employee knowledge
  4. Routine

    6 infractions

    • Municipal business license posted in a conspicuous place
    • Tobacco retail authorization license posted in a conspicuous place
    • Review with clerk/manager/owner
      • Nature of enforcement program, including progressive enforcement module
      • It is the responsibility of the retailer to ensure employees are informed of the laws pertaining to tobacco and vapour products sales
      • Brief overview of legislated responsibility (regulations, infractions, fines)
      • Display of tobacco and vapour products prohibited to minors
      • Restrictions on promotions
      • Illegal sale of tobacco and vapour products to persons under 19 years of age
      • Illegal sale of tobacco from an opened package
      • Illegal sale of tobacco from a package containing fewer than 20 cigarettes
      • Posting of required warning decals
      • Brief overview of inspection types (Routine; compliance checks for Display, Advertising, and Decals (DAD); compliance checks with Minor Test Shoppers (MTS); compliance checks with Adult Test Shoppers (ATS))
      • Illegal sale of e-substance not containing nicotine, nicotine salts or cannabis
      • Illegal sale of e-substance containing non-therapeutic nicotine and cannabis
      • Brief overview of required reports for vapour retailers (BCER, due dates, fines)
      • Illegal sale of e-substance containing non-therapeutic nicotine in concentrations greater than 20 mg/mL
      • Illegal sale of vapour product refill container of greater than 30 mL capacity
      • Illegal sale of vapour product cartridge of greater than 2 mL capacity
      • Illegal sale of flavoured restricted e-substance from premises where minors are permitted access
    • Request and check for proper identification
      • There are 6 Acceptable types of ID which must carry the bearer’s photograph, birthdate and signature: 1) Driver’s License 2) Passport 3) Citizenship Card 4) Military Card 5) Canadian Permanent Resident Card 6) Any other provincial, federal or foreign government-issued I.D. that shows the person’s name, photograph, date of birth and signature.
    • Information Sheet
      • Provided and reviewed information sheet for tobacco and vapour products
    • Tobacco/Vapour Product Training of Staff
      • Recommended reviewing information about expectations to achieve comprehension and compliance through training and testing employee knowledge
  5. Routine

    6 infractions

    • Municipal business license posted in a conspicuous place
    • Tobacco retail authorization license posted in a conspicuous place
    • Review with clerk/manager/owner
      • Nature of enforcement program, including progressive enforcement module
      • It is the responsibility of the retailer to ensure employees are informed of the laws pertaining to tobacco and vapour products sales
      • Brief overview of legislated responsibility (regulations, infractions, fines)
      • Display of tobacco and vapour products prohibited to minors
      • Restrictions on promotions
      • Illegal sale of tobacco and vapour products to persons under 19 years of age
      • Illegal sale of tobacco from an opened package
      • Illegal sale of tobacco from a package containing fewer than 20 cigarettes
      • Posting of required warning decals
      • Brief overview of inspection types (Routine; compliance checks for Display, Advertising, and Decals (DAD); compliance checks with Minor Test Shoppers (MTS); compliance checks with Adult Test Shoppers (ATS))
    • Request and check for proper identification
      • There are 6 Acceptable types of ID which must carry the bearer’s photograph, birthdate and signature: 1) Driver’s License 2) Passport 3) Citizenship Card 4) Military Card 5) Canadian Permanent Resident Card 6) Any other provincial, federal or foreign government-issued I.D. that shows the person’s name, photograph, date of birth and signature.
    • Information Sheet
      • Provided and reviewed information sheet for tobacco and vapour products
    • Tobacco/Vapour Product Training of Staff
      • Recommended reviewing information about expectations to achieve comprehension and compliance through training and testing employee knowledge
  6. Routine Follow-up

    3 infractions

    • A retailer must give notice of intent as required before sale of restricted e-substance. [ESR Section 5(1)]
    • A business owner must report product information as required at least 6 weeks before a restricted e-substance is first sold from a sales premises [ESR Section 10(1)]
    • Review with clerk/manager/owner
      • Nature of enforcement program, including progressive enforcement module
      • It is the responsibility of the retailer to ensure employees are informed of the laws pertaining to tobacco and vapour products sales
      • Brief overview of legislated responsibility (regulations, infractions, fines)
      • Posting of required warning decals
      • Brief overview of inspection types (Routine; compliance checks for Display, Advertising, and Decals (DAD); compliance checks with Minor Test Shoppers (MTS); compliance checks with Adult Test Shoppers (ATS))
      • Brief overview of required reports for vapour retailers (BCER, due dates, fines)
  7. Routine

    10 infractions

    • [Tobacco or Vapour] Valid Health Warning is posted in a conspicuous location
      • Purchaser warning sign is not posted [TVPCR Section 5(1) Schedule 1.4]
      • Dealer/employee warning sign not posted [TVPCR Section 5(1) Schedule 1.5]
    • A retailer must give notice of intent as required before sale of restricted e-substance. [ESR Section 5(1)]
    • A business owner must report product information as required at least 6 weeks before a restricted e-substance is first sold from a sales premises [ESR Section 10(1)]
    • A business owner must, before January 15, report the volume of sales, from the business owner's sales premises, that occurred within the most recent reporting period. [ESR Section 12(2)]
    • Municipal business license posted in a conspicuous place
    • Tobacco retail authorization license posted in a conspicuous place
    • Review with clerk/manager/owner
      • Nature of enforcement program, including progressive enforcement module
      • It is the responsibility of the retailer to ensure employees are informed of the laws pertaining to tobacco and vapour products sales
      • Brief overview of legislated responsibility (regulations, infractions, fines)
      • Display of tobacco and vapour products prohibited to minors
      • Restrictions on promotions
      • Illegal sale of tobacco and vapour products to persons under 19 years of age
      • Illegal sale of tobacco from an opened package
      • Illegal sale of tobacco from a package containing fewer than 20 cigarettes
      • Posting of required warning decals
      • Brief overview of inspection types (Routine; compliance checks for Display, Advertising, and Decals (DAD); compliance checks with Minor Test Shoppers (MTS); compliance checks with Adult Test Shoppers (ATS))
      • Illegal sale of e-substance not containing nicotine, nicotine salts or cannabis
      • Illegal sale of e-substance containing non-therapeutic nicotine and cannabis
      • Brief overview of required reports for vapour retailers (BCER, due dates, fines)
      • Illegal sale of e-substance containing non-therapeutic nicotine in concentrations greater than 20 mg/mL
      • Illegal sale of vapour product refill container of greater than 30 mL capacity
      • Illegal sale of vapour product cartridge of greater than 2 mL capacity
      • Illegal sale of flavoured restricted e-substance from premises where minors are permitted access
    • Request and check for proper identification
      • There are 6 Acceptable types of ID which must carry the bearer’s photograph, birthdate and signature: 1) Driver’s License 2) Passport 3) Citizenship Card 4) Military Card 5) Canadian Permanent Resident Card 6) Any other provincial, federal or foreign government-issued I.D. that shows the person’s name, photograph, date of birth and signature.
    • Information Sheet
      • Provided and reviewed information sheet for tobacco and vapour products
    • Tobacco/Vapour Product Training of Staff
      • Recommended reviewing information about expectations to achieve comprehension and compliance through training and testing employee knowledge