The Board of Commissioners declares, as a matter of public policy, that in order to eliminate the exposure of the public and workers in the work place to secondhand smoke and to reduce the harmful health effects of such exposure to secondhand smoke, the regulation of smoking in public places and work places is required in the interests of public health, safety and welfare of the citizens and workers of the City.
(Ord. BG2011-5, 1/24/2011)