City of Baltimore - File #: 14-0306

• File #: 14-0306
• Version: 0
• Name: Tobacco Products - Smoking Near Playgrounds, Schoolyards, and Athletic Facilities
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/13/2014
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/31/2014
• Enactment #: 14-212
• Title: Tobacco Products - Smoking Near Playgrounds, Schoolyards, and Athletic Facilities FOR the purpose of prohibiting the smoking of tobacco products near playgrounds, schoolyards, and athletic facilities; defining certain terms; creating certain exceptions; setting certain penalties; and generally relating to smoking tobacco products near playgrounds, schoolyards, and athletic facilities.
• Sponsors: William H. Cole, IV, Nick Mosby, Brandon M. Scott, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Robert Curran, Bill Henry, Edward Reisinger, William "Pete" Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Carl Stokes, Rochelle Spector, Warren Branch, President Young
• Indexes: Athletic Facilities, Playgrounds, School, Smoking, Tobacco

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/31/2014	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
3/24/2014	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
3/10/2014	0	Health Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
3/10/2014	0	City Council	Amended
3/10/2014	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
2/10/2014	0	Health Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
1/16/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/16/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/16/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/16/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/16/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/16/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/13/2014	0	City Council	Introduced
1/13/2014	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Cole


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Tobacco Products - Smoking Near Playgrounds, Schoolyards, and Athletic Facilities

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the smoking of tobacco products near playgrounds, schoolyards, and athletic facilities; defining certain terms; creating certain exceptions; setting certain penalties; and generally relating to smoking tobacco products near playgrounds, schoolyards, and athletic facilities.
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BY adding
Article - Health
Section(s) 12-801 to 12-808 to be under the new subtitle designation,
“Subtitle 8. Smoking Near Playgrounds”
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-14(e)(7)(Title 12)(Subtitle 8) and 41-14(6)(Title 12)(Subtitle 8)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Revised Code

Article – Health

Title 12. Tobacco Products

SUBTITLE 8. SMOKING NEAR PLAYGROUNDS

§ 12-801. DEFINITIONS.

(A) IN GENERAL.



IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICAT...