Supervisors approve San Francisco bus shelter smoking ban

By Caitilin McAddo, Bay City News Service

April 5, 2006

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 yesterday to ban smoking in public transit stops and shelters. They will have to vote on the matter once more before the prohibition will go into effect.

The board also discussed amending the county health code to prohibit smoking on golf courses. The current section of the health code that prohibits smoking in many public places specifically excludes golf courses.

The amendment would amount to an omission of the line excluding golf courses from the health code.

It was, however, determined that the prohibition would have a fiscal impact and the matter was referred to the budget and finance committee for further review.

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