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Winter Haven staff reaffirm smoking, vaping ban for parks and beaches; enforcement to be educational
2714837 · March 20, 2025
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Summary
City staff said ordinance O2513, unchanged since first reading, would ban smoking and vaping in city parks and beaches (with an exception for unfiltered cigars). Public-safety staff told commissioners enforcement would focus on education rather than arrests or traffic stops.
Winter Haven city staff told the commission at agenda review that ordinance O2513, unchanged since its first reading, would prohibit smoking and vaping in public parks and on beaches, except for unfiltered cigars.
The measure is intended to align with state statute and mirrors a Polk County…
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