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<br />WHERE 15 SMOKiNG P1H){.HBITEO? <br />.. All City parks <br />.. Roadside rest stops <br />.. Municipal golf courses <br />__ Riding and hiking trails <br />, . Open ,space easeme.nts which are <br />accessible to the public., and can be used <br />for park or recreation,al purposes, <br />ii An recreational facilities owned, <br />managed., or contro'lIed 'by the City. <br /> <br />HOWWtLL THE LAW BE ENFORCEtH <br />The primary means of enfor.cement will <br />'be education',awareness, and voluntar'y <br />compliance. If necessary, and:iJ a smoker <br />refuses a reqt.lest to stop smoking in a <br />prohibited.locationr police officers may also <br />issue citations. <br /> <br />WHAT 'rs TH.E PENALTY f,O~ VIOLATIONS? <br />Those who are cited fO( being in vio.lation <br />of the Municipal COde will' be lfined $50. <br />Two- or three-time violator,S within a' <br />l2'~molith time period will be fined'S 1 00 <br />, and ,$250, respectively. <br /> <br />IS THERE AN EX,EMPTrON, FOR SMOKERS <br />WHO ARE lUST PASSING THROUGH? <br />No. Anyone smoking within a City park, <br />(or other specified rocation):is violating the <br />law even if they are moving. <br /> <br />ARE THERE .o~SlGNArED SMOKING <br />AREAS WrnHN THE PARKS AN'O <br />fU;(HEATIONAL FACfUTleS? <br />No. All park areas and recreational facilities <br />are induded withh1 this ordinance. <br /> <br />DO OTHER cnH~S Hi\VE 5MOKE~FREE <br />OUTDOOR Pouor::~n <br />Yes. In dozens 'ofothei' cities'in California' <br />and around the world. 'smoke:.free outdoor <br />areas and beaches have, become increasingly <br />common aS'more research has confirmed the <br />serious health risks of secondharidsmoke. <br /> <br />SECOr'4,DHANO SMOKE FACTS <br />Secoridhandsmoke c;ontains oum~rO,lJS <br />chemicals, indud.lng ammonial arsenic, <br />benzene, carbon 'monoxide, fQrmaldeh~de. <br />hydrogen c.yanidel and Nitrous O~ide <br />Phenois.lt ha's been classified as,a "toxic ,air <br />contaminantU by the (:anfornia Air Resources <br />Board. The U.S. Surgeon:General'has <br />determined 'that there !s no safe exposure <br />level to secondhand smoke. <br /> <br />Each ye~ni;'a California, expo~re <br />to secondhand '$m~ke, cause~ <br />400 lung cancer deaths <br />3,600 cardiac deaths <br />31,000 episodes of children~s asthma <br />21 cases of Sudden Infant Death <br />Syndrome (5105) <br />1,600 cases of low birth weight <br />in.n~wborns <br />4,700 premature births <br />