(Salem, OR) -- Tobacco sales to youth continues to decline in Oregon. In 2021, the Legislature created the Tobacco Retail License Program to make sure tobacco sales laws were being followed. 99 percent of tobacco retailers in Oregon were inspected last year and only 11 percent of retailers sold to youth. That's down from 26 percent when the program started. Retailers are offered training on how to spot illegal customers, more youth compliance checks are planned and there will be more support in communities with higher violation rates.