Table 2. Actual and Potential Local, State, and Federal Regulatory Changes Affecting Tobacco Retailers and Implications for Efforts to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living.

Regulatory Change	Implication
Requirement of graphic pictorial warning appearing on cigarette packages.	Stores may attempt to “hide” cigarette packs and place them out of sight, creating new merchandising space for healthy food behind the primary selling counter.
Ban or partial restriction on the visible display of tobacco products.	Tobacco products will be behind opaque shelving, presenting new opportunities for signage to promote healthy foods on the outside of shelving.
Requirement of graphic pictorial warning appearing on cigarette advertisements.	Stores may remove cigarette advertisements, providing new space for advertising healthy food options and healthy foods.
Removal of self-service display racks for cigars, e-cigarettes, and other tobacco products.	Racks can be used for selling healthy food options.
Banning of tobacco product sales at pharmacies.	More display space for tobacco use cessation products (eg, nicotine replacement therapy) and healthy foods.
Retailer reduction: reducing the number, type, and density of tobacco product retailers.	Retailers stop carrying tobacco products as a product line and become small convenience stores stocked with healthy food options.
Banning or restricting outdoor cigarette and smokeless tobacco product advertising near schools and parks.	Conversion of existing outdoor signage to promote healthy food options and physical activities at schools and parks.