Bluffton to Ban Smoking at Kids Playgrounds

Today smoking in parks in the town of Bluffton, South Carolina, is legal. However, things may change soon, because town council members are considering a law that would prohibit use of tobacco in public parks. In Bluffton, smoking is banned in all restaurants and now the ban is going to be expanded to more public

Pascagoula City Wants a Smoking Ban in its Parks

Pascagoula city, Jackson County, Mississippi, is considering to pass an ordinance which prohibits smoking in its parks. In 2013 the city already banned tobacco use on workplaces, restaurants and indoor public places. Now local authorities want to make recreationa zones smoke-free. Soon lighting cigarettes up at Beach Park in Pascagoula city may be illegal and

With Smoking Ban Seattle Moves Homeless People from Parks

Seattle wants to prohibit tobacco use in all its parks and with its move it would enter the list with next US big cities who already did this: New York, Boston, Portland, San Francisco. It is expected that parks in the city of Seattle would become smoke-free in summer 2015. The authorities of the city

Seattle Commissioners to Ban Smoking in Parks

Park commissioners in Seattle, Washington state, want to prohibit use of cigarettes in all city parks. In case the law would be adopted, smoking is going to be banned in all public zones under the city’s parks’ jurisdiction. However, the law would not make part of the Seattle Municipal Code. On April 16 there would

Portland City Council May Expand Smoking Ban to All Parks

City Council in Portland, Oregon, considers the idea of extending tobacco and smoking ban, which exists at Portland Parks & Recreation, to all city parks. In case the proposal gets the majority of votes, then starting from July 1, 2015, in Portland all natural areas, golf courses, city parks, recreation areas, community centers, trails, and

Paris bans smoking in playgrounds

Smokers will no longer be allowed to spark up in the playgrounds of one Paris park after a trial smoking ban was introduced for a year. The initiative, which is likely to now be extended to other outdoor public spaces, was introduced over the weekend as part of an official campaign cut smoking deaths in France. Most popular French cigarettes brand is Gauloises http://www.cigarettestrade.com/buy/gauloises

Smoking is already technically banned in all inside public places in France, including cafes, restaurants, stations and museums. But terraces and other places outdoors are not included in the ban, because the chances of smokers harming those sitting around them are considered minuscule.

Now the three playgrounds in the Parc de Montsouris, southern Paris, are off limits to smokers for the next 12 months. Paris deputy mayor Pénélope Komitès said breaches would be punished with a yet to be introduced system of formal warnings and fines.

'For now, we're focussing more on persuading people than on punishing them,' she was quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph. After the trial, the city authorities 'will determine whether the measure should be made permanent and extended to other Paris parks,' Ms Komitès said.

The decision to begin the process of banning smoking in the public parks of Paris comes after the mayor of UK capital London, a rival metropolis which competes with Paris in standards wealth, culture and opportunity, called similar proposals 'bossy and nannying'.

Boris Johnson set himself at odds with a health panel he set up after it recommended thousands of acres of London parkland and landmarks including Trafalgar Square should go smoke free.

'This idea in my view, as a libertarian conservative, comes down too much on the side of bossiness and nannying,' said Mr Johnson.

'One feature of life in London is that we are a city that allows people to get on with their lives within the law provided they are not harming anyone else.

'I think smoking is a scourge and it's right to discourage it (but) I am very sceptical at the moment.'

Smoking Ban in Chicago Extended to Parks

Last week District Board of Commissioners in Chicago with the majority of votes adopted an ordinance which prohibits smoking in city parks and harbors. The ordinance comes into action immediately. Previously smoking ban ordinance was adopted in 2007 and it prohibited smoking on playgounds, beaches and buildings situated on Park District. The change came right

Kent County Discusses Smoking Ban in Parks

In the Kent County, Michigan, there was proposed to ban smoking in all parks. At the moment the proposal is under the review of Council. According to Keith Mumford, the county’s parks and recreation director, the smoking ban is going to touch only 6 city parks including Browns Branch Park in Harrington, Brecknock Park in

Frisco Included E-cigarettes in Smoking Ban

Yesterday City Council in Frisco, Texas, voted 3-2 to expand its smoking ordinance in order to protect the health of its citizens. The ordinance bans not only use of regular cigarettes but also e-cigarettes in all city parks. However, the law would allow to use chewing tobacco, as the authorities did not build a consensus

New Jersey to Ban Smoking in All Its Parks and Beaches

In case Chris Christie, the Governor of New Jersey, signs new anti-smoking bill into a law, the state would become first in the USA who banned smoking cigars, cigarettes and other tobacco products in all public beaches and parks. Both houses of the New Jersey legislature showed their support for the initiative and approved the

Smoking Ban in Boston

The smoking ban in Boston, Massachusetts, was proposed by the Mayor Thomas M. Menino and it came into action from the beginning of 2014. The lnew law prohibits to smoke not only cigarettes but also e-cigarettes, marijuana and vaporizers in all city open spaces such as parks and cemeteries. The ban includes Boston Common located