Albany County, N.Y. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
Smoking and the use of e-cigarettes will soon be coming to an end in the parks of Albany County, N.Y., as on Monday the county legislature passed a ban that will go into effect in just over a month.
Violators will be subject to a $50 fine for a first time violation, with subsequent violations subject to fines between $200 and $500. The ban applies to all county-owned parks and recreation areas.
The city of Albany passed a similar ban on smoking for its parks in Aug. 2014.
This is the second notable piece of anti-tobacco legislation passed by the county in the past year; in June 2016, the legislature approved an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old.
Albany County has approximately 309,000 residents.
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I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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