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All Recreation Facilities and Parks in Indianola Now Smoke and Tobacco
Free
City of Indianola Tobacco Free Parks
City Parks Policy # 800.15
Tobacco
use in the proximity of children and adults engaging in or watching
outdoor recreational activities at City-owned or operated parks and
facilities is detrimental to their health and can be offensive to
those using such facilities. To help protect the health, safety and
welfare of the citizens of our city, tobacco use is prohibited in all
city parks and outdoor recreational facilities at all times. No
person shall use any form of tobacco at or on any City-owned or
operated outdoor park or facility, which includes, but is not limited
to, any park, playground, athletic field & complex, skate park,
aquatic areas, shelters, restrooms, trails and parking lot areas.
Tobacco
is defined as any smoking or spit tobacco product.
Tobacco use
includes
smoking, chewing, dipping, lighting or any other use of any tobacco
product.
Awareness & Enforcement
1.
Appropriate
signs shall be posted in the above specified areas.
2. The community, especially park and facility users and staff,
will be notified about this policy.
3. City
officials, park and recreation employees, parents, coaches and park
users are asked to help in enforcing the compliance to this policy by
bringing the policy to the attention of the persons violating the
policy.
4. Any
person found violating this policy at an organized event, especially a
youth event, may be asked to cease use of tobacco or leave the city
park or facility premises.
Approved January 10, 2007
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