Some Florida cities and counties move forward with smoking bans on beaches, parks
SARASOTA, Fla. - Florida cities and counties are snuffing out smoking at beaches and parks to keep cigarette butts away from the sand. Sarasota, St...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Florida cities and counties are snuffing out smoking at beaches and parks to keep cigarette butts away from the sand. Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Pinellas County are a few that are moving forward with smoking bans on beaches. Sarasota city leaders are considering news rules to keep cigarette butts off the beaches. An ordinance was before the city commission Tuesday to prohibit smoking cigarettes, filtered cigars, pipes and other devices at public parks and beaches. "I think the primary protection is from the filters, the fiberglass filters getting in the water in the beach and having you know the repercussions from that," Commissioner Hagen Brody said.