City of Ithaca Regulation of Outdoor Smoking in Certain Public Places
The primary purpose of [Chapter 280] is to reduce the proximate exposure of the public, especially children, to the hazards and annoyance of second-hand tobacco smoke. Effective August 1, 2010.
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Download a summary brochure (PDF, 434KB)
Town of Lansing: Smoking ban on certain Town property
Text of the Law; Town Board minutes; link to Town Web site: Click Here.
How Tobacco Free (T-Free) Zones help fight tobacco addiction in Tompkins County
1. Keeps the air smoke
free
Any amount of secondhand
smoke is a health risk, especially for children and those with
heart or lung disease. Use T-Free Zones to show safe areas around
building entryways and other outdoor areas.
2. Supports those who
want to quit
About 16,000 Tompkins County adults are regular smokers. Half say
they want to quit.
In Cortland County over half of the 9,000+ adults who are regular
smokers say they want to quit. T-Free Zones provide a no smoking area
that can help smokers control the urge to have a cigarette.
3. Helps teens beat
the tobacco trap
We cannot afford another generation of tobacco addiction. Yet, tobacco
use is still promoted as socially desirable and free spirited. Your
T-Free Zone builds support for teens’ struggle to make healthy
choices even with the tobacco industry marketing machine
in their face.
The price of tobacco addiction in NYS
| Deaths caused by smoking (NYS) | 25,500/ yr |
| Adults currently suffering with a smoking illness (NYS est.) | 500,000 |
| State tax on cigarettes (NYS) | $2.75/ pack |
| State Medicaid payments needed to treat disease caused by smoking (NYS) | $8.45/ pack |
| Industry spending on cigarette marketing (U.S.) | $36 million/ day = $13.1 Billion/ year |
Click here to view a fact sheet on the economic burden of tobacco use in Tompkins County
Post
a T-Free Zone sticker
Show your support for a community-wide effort to decrease the social and economic burden of tobacco use in Tompkins County.
Make changes in the way you do business: more ideas for your T-Free Zone. CLICK HERE »
Tobacco Free Zone resolution passes Tompkins County Legislature, March 20, 2007. [ Read the resolution]
Display
information for smokers who want to Quit!
Tear-off pad on a countertop stand for office, retail store or other display.
“Support for smokers who want to quit” provides toll-free phone numbers for cessation counseling and free nicotine patches, plus tips for making a plan to quit smoking. The back of each sheet has information about the T-Free Zone program.
Our 2006 survey shows that half of Tompkins County adult smokers are ready to quit now! Your support will help them reach that goal. Call 274-6712 or write today to request quit support tear-offs for your worksite or staff.
Registered Tobacco Free Zones Last Updated October 2010 | Register a new Zone
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*T-Free Zone registration offers the option to opt out of advertising
and promotion for the program. Those requesting anonymity are tallied
in this line.
Media Campaigns
The T-Free Zone campaign kicks off in July
2006.
• Read the Press Release
(July 10 06)
• Read about the 2006 direct mail
campaign