Graffiti Crackdown – Aerosol Paint Ban for Under-18s
Source. Tasmania. Minister for Police. Media Release.
"The Minister for Police and Emergency Management, Jim Cox, announced the State Government would be banning the sale of aerosol paint to people under the age of 18 as a further crackdown on graffiti in Tasmania. Mr Cox said interstate research showed the vast majority of graffiti offenders were under the age of 18, and restricting the sale of aerosol paint was expected to reduce graffiti activity. “This is a major step in our continuing fight against the senseless vandalism of private and public property in our State. “Every year, the cost of removing graffiti would easily extend into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and is an impost on the entire community."