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Panama City backs signage pilot, delays a full smoking ban in parks and beaches
Summary
After public concerns about enforcement and unintended consequences, the City Commission on July 22 adopted a one‑year pilot to place designated smoking-area signage and receptacles in parks and beaches and scheduled a return to consider enforcement and potential ordinance adoption.
The City Commission voted unanimously July 22 to implement a one‑year pilot establishing designated smoking zones with signage and cigarette receptacles at city parks and beaches, and to revisit a full smoking ordinance and enforcement options after the pilot. The commission did not adopt the proposed ordinance (No. 32-72) at final reading as originally drafted.
Background and legal context: Staff explained that state law (cited in the meeting as the statute governing municipal authority over smoking in beaches and parks) allows counties and municipalities to prohibit…
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