Six Flags asks Jackson, NJ to legislate smoking ban
Posted April 17, 2007, 9:18A |
Contributed by Jeff
At the park's request, the Township Council has introduced an ordinance that would ban smoking at amusement parks. A public hearing on the measure is scheduled for next Tuesday. Great Adventure already went nearly smoke-free last year, allowing guests to light up only in 15 designated areas, park President Mark Kane said. This year, park employees began strictly enforcing the no-smoking policy by ejecting any guest who is caught smoking outside those areas, he said. The park says the ordinance would give them a legal basis for the ejections.
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