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A RULE AND REGULATION relating to prohibiting use of smokeless tobacco at event sites for professional sporting events; adding a new chapter to Title 19 to the BOH Code and prescribing penalties; enacted pursuant to RCW 70.05.060, including the latest amendments or revisions thereto.
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BE IT ADOPTED BY THE KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH:
SECTION 1. Sections 2 through 8 of this rule and regulation should constitute a new chapter in Title 19 to the BOH Code.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 2. Citation and reference to chapter. This chapter may be cited and referred to as the "Regulation of Smokeless Tobacco at Event Sites for Professional Sporting Events."
NEW SECTION. SECTION 3. Adoption as exercise of powers - purposes.
A. This chapter is adopted as an exercise of the board of health powers of King County to protect and preserve the public peace, health, safety and welfare. Its provisions shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of these purposes.
B. It is expressly the purpose of this chapter to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by this chapter.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 4. Findings.
A. The King County Board of Health finds that evidence exists for the development of stronger smokeless tobacco control and prevention measures targeting children and youth and athletic activities with regards to the health risks associated with smokeless tobacco use. More specifically, such control and prevention measures should be focused on professional sporting events where children and youth frequently attend.
B. In 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("the CDC"), 5.8 percent of all high-school students used smokeless tobacco with a greater proportion of male students using smokeless tobacco at 8.3 percent. The CDC also reports tha...
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