March 11, 2017 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Minneapolis Bans Tobacco in Parks

The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board voted unanimously to ban the use of tobacco products in the city’s parks, something that will take effect in early May.

While there is one exception, for tobacco used in traditional American Indian practices, all other tobacco use, including chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes, are banned.

It takes effect on May 8.

There will be no fines for violators, but those who choose not to comply will be asked to leave the area.

It covers not just parks, but beaches, trails, golf courses, parks-operated restaurants and any other area that is owned or operated by the Parks and Recreation Board.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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