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An Act To Ban Smoking on Public Beaches and in Public Parks
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1580-E  is enacted to read:
§ 1580-E.  Smoking on public beaches and in public parks
 
1.  Smoking prohibited.     A person may not smoke tobacco or any other substance on a public beach or in a public park.
 
2.  Smoking defined.     "Smoking" means carrying or having in one's possession a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe, or other object used for a similar purpose, giving off or containing any substance giving off smoke.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits smoking on public beaches and in public parks.