Revisions to a Parks and Recreation Ordinance now prohibit the smoking of tobacco and other substances, as well as the use of vaping products, in the township’s facilities, properties and parks. Areas will be designated at Pheasant Run GC and Fellows Creek GC where smoking will be allowed, but lighting up at a tee box will be forbidden. More than 1,300 parks systems throughout the U.S. are now smoke-free.
With the new year, golfers can still “smoke”” their tee shots at the Pheasant Run Golf Club and Fellows Creek golf courses in Canton Township, Mich., HometownLife reported—but they’ll risk a fine if they smoke anything else.
The township’s Board of Trustees approved revisions to the Canton Parks and Recreation Ordinance to prohibit smoking of tobacco and other substances, as well as the use of vaping products, in facilities, properties and parks operated by Canton Township’s Leisure Services, HometownLife reported.
There will be designated areas where smoking is allowed on the two golf courses, but lighting up a stogie at a tee box will be prohibited.
“These amendments to the Canton Parks Ordinance are being put into effect in an effort to support public health and ensure more enjoyable experiences for all visitors to Canton’s parks,” said Greg Hohenberger, Director of Canton Leisure Services. “Canton Township continues to respond to our residents’ needs by taking positive steps to keep health and wellness a top community priority.”
Under the ordinance, smoking is defined as the use of tobacco, marijuana or any other of its derivatives, or the use of vapor products or nicotine alternatives, HometownLife reported.
The outdoor smoking ban follows a nationwide trend, HometownLife reported. As of January 2020, more than 1,300 parks systems across the nation were now smoke-free, including 14 other Michigan municipalities.
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