Smoking on areas of land owned by the City of Atchison will be prohibited following a divided vote by its governing body on Tuesday.
Resolution No. 6950, which prohibits the use of certain products within 25 feet of a playground, passed 3-2 during the regular City Commission meeting held following the Labor Day break.
Now-prohibited items include, but aren’t limited to, cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, pipes, electronic smoking devices and any nicotine infusion device or product that isn’t backed by the Food and Drug Administration for use in addiction cessation.Chief Mike Wilson said after the meeting that City Attorney Bob Campbell is prepared to prosecute any violations as a Class C misdemeanor, entailing fines of up to $500. Wilson said his police officers will be enforcing the measure in a similar manner to the citation of traffic violations.
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