The Park Board in Fargo, North Dakota has approved expanding the existing smoking ban on park district properties. There are now a total of 16 areas where smoking is prohibited and a handful where smoking is allowed most of the time. According to Park District spokesman Clay Whittelesey, the commissioners felt since smoking is legal they didn’t want a complete ban. These areas include open area’s and trails. It also includes all park district golf […]
The Clover Town Council approved on Monday November 10, 2015 a measure that OKs fines for use of tobacco products at Clover parks. The new measure would charge fines up to $25. The measure was passed with a unanimous vote approves town staff issuing the aforementioned fines. Town staff also has the approval of removing violation from the park or other sites. Clover banned tobacco use at all parks and town recreation sites in 2004 […]
On Monday night, November 10th, 2014 the city council in Burlington, Vermont voted to ban smoking at the popular Church Street Marketplace. The council voted 11-3 to ban smoking 24 hours a day sever days a week. No date was issued for enforcement, but the president of the Burlington City Council expected the ban will be enforced before the end of the year. The Church Street Marketplace is an outdoor pedestrian mall that is home […]
Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love has no love for cigar smokers. Despite the state operating with no tobacco tax, the city recently passed a new tax on cigarettes to be used toward schools. This time around the city is gunning for cigars and other tobacco related products. According to a report on NATO (National Association of Tobacco Outlets) the city is looking to tax cigars at the rate of 36 cents per stick. While […]
It will soon be illegal to smoke in India unless you are 21 years old. This comes on the heels of India passing a law that makes it illegal to smoke in public. The new ordinance is also calling for a raising of the fine from 200 Rupees to 1,000 Rupees which is the equivalent to $16 USD. According to an official in the health ministry, “The ministry is in the process of finalising the […]
In the city of Columbia, Missouri the Public Housing Authority has announced that beginning May 1, 2015 it will become illegal for residents to smoke in public housing units. According to the Gestapo Housing Authority, this is being done to make residents healthier. According the United States Department of Housing, there are churning more that 225 housing authorities across the country that have or are in the process of adopting anti-smoking regulations. Columbia, MO is home […]
Santa Clara County, California which includes cities such as Cupertino and San Jose has become the first jurisdiction in the western Unites States to ban the sale of flavored tobacco. The Board of Supervisors approved the new law on Tuesday night that prohibits general retailers from selling flavored tobacco in unincorporated areas within the county. Retailers who sell the tobacco will have to comply with the ban within 90 days and the Department of Environmental […]
The first of four public forums on whether or not the state of Oregon should ban smoking on all area beaches is set for today in Seaside at 6pm. In July, the state of Oregon announced that it would begin taking steps toward banning smoking along the 362 miles of beaches along the Pacific Ocean. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department set a ban on smoking at most other state-park property earlier this year. The other […]
In Moscow a Russian lawmaker is initiating a bill that will ban the sale of tobacco to anyone under the age of 21. The current age is 18. Sergei Poddubny wo is the first deputy chairman of the committing for physical culture, sport and you affairs plans to raise the issue today and the poor performance of the current anti-tobacco law. In June of 2013, Russia institute a anti-tobacco law that banned smoking in public […]
The city of Malden left it up to the people in the mid-term election as a smoking ban was placed on the ballot. The ban which restricts smoking in public areas within the city passed with 52% of the vote. Smoking is now prohibited in enclosed public places, places of employment, private clubs and within 5 feet of entrances and operable windows or ventilation systems. Malden, MO is home to 4,200 residents over 6.2 square […]