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CITY OF ELK RIVER, MN <br />Parks and Recreation Department <br />1 104 Lions Park Drive <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />TOBACCO -FREE PARK POLICY <br />Subject: Use of tobacco products at City of Elk River outdoor facilities. <br />Background: The City of Elk River believes that tobacco use in the proximity of children <br />and adults engaging or watching youth sports at City of Elk River owned or operated <br />facilities is detrimental to their health. Additionally, cigarettes once consumed in public <br />spaces are often discarded on the ground, thus posing a risk to toddlers due to ingestion <br />as well as unsanitary litter. <br />Tobacco Use: Is defined as any tobacco product which is smoked, chewed, snuffed or <br />otherwise inhaled or ingested. <br />Policy: <br />Tobacco use is prohibited at and within 50 feet of outdoor recreational facilities owned <br />by the City of Elk River as defined below: <br />• All outdoor youth recreational facilities not limited to but including playgrounds <br />and skate parks at all times. <br />• All other outdoor recreational facilities where youth activities are currently taking <br />place. <br />Policy Enforcement Plan: <br />I . Appropriate signs will be posted at all facilities. <br />2. The community will be notified about this policy. <br />3. Emphasis will be on voluntary compliance. <br />4. Persons violating this policy may be asked to first refrain from using tobacco <br />products; if they fail to do so they will be asked to leave the facility for the <br />remainder of the event. <br />