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Committee approves amendments and forwards ordinance to ban smokeless tobacco at stadiums and athletic fields
Summary
Supervisors accepted technical amendments and forwarded an ordinance to prohibit smokeless tobacco and e‑cigarette use at AT&T Park and all city athletic fields, citing UCSF research and concerns about athlete role‑modeling of youth tobacco adoption.
The committee voted to accept technical amendments and forward an ordinance to the Board of Supervisors that would ban smokeless tobacco and similar tobacco‑consuming devices at major stadiums and all city athletic fields.
Sponsor Supervisor Mark Farrell said the ordinance amends the health code to include smokeless tobacco and devices used to consume tobacco…
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