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• Cigarette filters have been found in the stomachs of birds, fish and other marine animals --theyhave ingested toxic chemicals and harmful plastics. Cigarette butts are made up of plasticcellulose which takes about 15 years to decompose• The U.S. Surgeon General concluded in 2006 that there is no risk-free level of exposure tosecondhand smoke. According to Stanford University, harmful exposure to secondhand smoke canoccur within 20 feet of an active smoker in outdoor settings.• The California Air Resources Board put secondhand smoke in the same category as the most toxicair pollutants.• Secondhand smoke is responsible for 38,000 deaths among non-smokers each year in the U.S.• Secondhand smoke exposure is one of the worst triggers of asthma symptoms in children andadults.•• Developed by the Health Policy Partners of Maine/Maine Coalition on Smoking or Health• March 2009______________________________________________________________________________Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARESubtitle 2: HEALTHPart 3: PUBLIC HEALTH HEADING: PL 1989, C. 487, §11 (RPR)Chapter 263: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTHSubchapter 2: SMOKING HEADING: PL 1995, C. 470, §11 (NEW)§1580-E. Smoking in state parks and state historic sites1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms havethe following meanings:A. "Enclosed area" has the same meaning as in section 1541, subsection 2; [2009, c. 65, §1 (NEW).]B. "Public place" has the same meaning as in section 1541, subsection 4; [2009, c. 65, §1 (NEW).]C. "Smoking" has the same meaning as in section 1541, subsection 6; [2009, c. 65, §1 (NEW).]D. "State historic site" has the same meaning as "historic site" in Title 12, section 1801, subsection 5;and [2009, c. 65, §1 (NEW).]E. "State park" has the same meaning as "park" in Title 12, section 1801, subsection 7. [2009, c. 65, §1(NEW).][ 2009, c. 65, §1 (NEW) .]2. Smoking prohibited. A person may not smoke tobacco or any other substance in, on or within 20feet of a beach, playground, snack bar, group picnic shelter, business facility, enclosed area, publicplace or restroom in a state park or state historic site.[ 2009, c. 65, §1 (NEW) .]3. Signs; public education. To the extent possible within existing budgeted resources, the Maine Centerfor Disease Control and Prevention shall erect signs and undertake public education initiativesregarding the prohibition on smoking in certain areas of state parks and state historic sites.
[ 2009, c. 65, §1 (NEW) .]SECTION HISTORY2009, c. 65, §1 (NEW).______________________________________________________________________________Other Town ordinanacesCity of WestbrookSec. 22-11. Tobacco free zones.No smoking in all Westbrook School Department buildings and grounds and certain outdoor areasowned and/or controlled by the city. Given the public health dangers inherent in smoking, includingexposure to second-hand smoking, and except as may otherwise be provided by law, there shall be nosmoking in the following publicly owned and/or controlled areas:A. City owned/controlled areas: Riverbank Park, Bicentennial Park (including Ramp Park),Saccarappa Falls Park and the Boardwalk, the skating rinks at Stroudwater Street, Bridge Street (includingthe ball field), and Lincoln Street, and the ball fields at Foster Street, Stevens Avenue, and Cornelia WarrenField, and the outdoor swimming pool.B. School Committee controlled areas: All outdoor areas under the control and supervision of the SchoolCommittee including, without limitation, the areas around all buildings, parking lots and service areas, andall playing fields and recreation areas; andC. Presumpscot Commons: All outdoor areas under the control and supervision of the Westbrook HousingAuthority on Main Street and known as Presumpscot Commons.The specific areas in which smoking is prohibited shall be conspicuously marked by signage posted bythe city.Page 250 – City of Westbrook Code of Ordinances This prohibition may be enforced by any lawenforcement officer by first giving the alleged violator an oral warning and then by issuance of a civilsummons. Offenses shall be punishable by fines as set forth in the Master Fine Schedule attached hereto asAppendix C. Such fines to be collected in Maine District Court pursuant to Rule 80H of the Maine Rules ofCivil Procedure. (Ord. of 8-21-06)Town Of ScarboroughScarborough bans tobacco use on beachesBy Kelley Bouchard kbouchard@mainetoday.comStaff WriterSCARBOROUGH — Tobacco use is now banned on all town beaches.The Town Council voted 4-2 Wednesday night to ban smoking of all kinds, as well as
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