In the United States, it is illegal for those under the age of 18 to purchase any tobacco products. On Tuesday night, the borough of Biglerville took that legality to the next logical step and has made it against the law for minor to use tobacco products in public.
Many teenagers smoke brands like Red&White cigarettes or Dunhill cigarettes.
Per an ordinance unanimously adopted by Biglerville’s council, anyone under 18 years old that is caught using tobacco products in public will be subject to a $100 fine.
Councilwoman Kaye Boyer, who chairs the Biglerville ordinance committee, said, “Minors aren’t supposed to have tobacco period so why should they be allowed to use it? It’s a problem we see quite often here in the borough. If you look around after high school football games on Friday nights, there are often groups of kids right there on the street using tobacco products. We had to put something on the books to try and stop this.”
The idea for the ordinance came from the Biglerville Police Department who presented it to ordinance council. Police Chief Gary Lanious said of the ordinance’s enforcement, “If we see someone who looks like a minor out in public using tobacco, we will go up and verify their age.” The community is sending a very clear message that if you are under the age of 18, use of tobacco products is not permitted and will not be tolerated.
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