“The City Council Tuesday approved an ordinance that, among other things, would ban outdoor smoking and vaping in city parks and unify closing hours for all the parks. Smoking and vaping are now allowed only in enclosed cars at the parks. The ordinance gives the police more tools to eject people from the parks. A violation of park rules, ordinances or any violation of the law could result in a 72-hour ejection from all parks. If there is a second violation within 12 months, it may cause a person to be excluded from all parks for 30 days. The third violation within two years may result in a 90-day exclusion from parks, while the fourth violation in two years could get a person banned from the parks for a year.”
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