Baltimore City Council
File #: 23-0418    Version: 0 Name: Tobacco Products - Tobacco Product Use in Stadiums - Prohibition
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 8/21/2023 In control: Baltimore City Council
On agenda: Final action: 3/13/2024
Enactment #: 24-317
Title: Tobacco Products - Tobacco Product Use in Stadiums - Prohibition For the purpose of prohibiting the use of tobacco products in stadiums; defining certain terms; establishing certain penalties; and providing for a special effective date.
Sponsors: Kristerfer Burnett, Phylicia Porter, Ryan Dorsey, Sharon Green Middleton, Odette Ramos, John T. Bullock, Zeke Cohen, James Torrence
Indexes: Prohibited, Tobacco
Attachments: 1. 01 Coversheet 23-0418, 2. 02 Standing Committees List, 3. 03 Synopsis 23-0418, 4. 04 Agency Reports Cover, 5. 04A LAW, 6. 04B Health, 7. 05 Public Comments Cover, 8. 5A Campaign, 9. 5B Amer Lung, 10. 5C CancerSoc, 11. 5D AmerHeart, 12. 5E JHU-Public-Health-Implications-Tobacco-Product-Use-Ballparks, 13. 5F MLB Letter to Councilwoman McCray re Council Bill 23-0418, 14. 07 1st Reader, 15. XX Agenda 23-0418, 16. XX Final Synopsis 23-0418, 17. XX Hearing Annoucment 23-0418, 18. XX Hearing Notes 23-0418, 19. XX Minutes 23-0418, 20. 23-0418~3rd Reader, 21. 23-0418 Signed, 22. Complete Ordinance 23-0418 24-317
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: Councilmembers Burnett, Porter, Dorsey, Middleton, Ramos, Bullock, Cohen, and Torrence


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Tobacco Products - Tobacco Product Use in Stadiums - Prohibition
For the purpose of prohibiting the use of tobacco products in stadiums; defining certain terms; establishing certain penalties; and providing for a special effective date.
body

By adding
Article - Health
Sections 12-1001 to 12-1004, to be under the new subtitle designation
“Subtitle 10. Tobacco Product Use in Stadiums”
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)

By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Sections 40-14(e)(7) and 41-14(6)
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

Subtitle 10. Tobacco Product Use in Stadiums

§ 12-1001. Definitions.

(a) In general.

In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.


(b) Electronic smoking device.

“Electronic smoking device” has the meaning stated in § 12-101 {“Definitions”} of this title.

(c) Professional sporting event.

(1) In general.

“Professional sporting event” means any sporting or athletic event for which the competing athle...

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