The Wareham Board of Health was blasted for its tobacco regulations Wednesday night after a smoke shop owner said those rules are costing him sales.

Louis Bourassa, owner of New England Smoke Shop, who appeared before the board at last month’s meeting to address the same issue, said he is suffering as people seeking tobacco products travel to Bourne instead of his Wareham shop.

Prices in Bourne are lower, with cigar prices as low as 79 cents. In Wareham, the board raised the price of a cigar to a $2.50 minimum in April 2016. In Bourne, two cigars are sold for 99 cents, while the minimum in Wareham is $5 for a two-pack.

“It would be nice if we all had the same rules as local towns,” said Health Board Chair Amy Wiegandt.

Area restaurant and bar owners are also complaining about people going to other towns that have fewer tobacco-related restrictions in place, according to D.J. Wilson, the tobacco control director and public health liaison for the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

To combat this, Wilson suggested retailers write to the Bourne Board of Health and ask them to tighten tobacco regulations to match Wareham’s so they don’t impact local businesses.

Bourassa said since his shop is only a few minutes from tobacco shops in Bourne, “people can drive two minutes down the road and get the same things cheaper.”

The board agreed to write a letter to the Bourne Board of Health asking them to consider changing their regulations, including only allowing sales to those over 21 and creating a minimum pricing structure similar to Wareham’s.

“One of the biggest health hazards is smoking, so we don’t want to make it easier to obtain,” said Thomas Gleason, a doctor on the board.

Writing a letter and talking to the Bourne board was not sufficient for Bourassa, who remained concerned about his business.

“You’re supposed to make decisions in the best interest of this town,” Bourassa told the board, saying that more than half the population in Wareham smoke cigarettes.

Bourassa said he has been fighting the minimum price regulations for more than a year.

State are officials are expected to vote on tobacco regulations this year, according to Bob Collett of the Cape Cod Regional Tobacco Control Program. This vote will concern laws regarding a minimum age to purchase tobacco and minimum pricing for these products. In the meantime, Bourassa said he is threatening legal action against the Board of Health.