How do the revisions impact the public?
The amount of second-hand smoke inside of public places will be reduced, improving air quality. A person commits an offense if he or she smokes tobacco or possesses a burning tobacco product within an Arlington restaurant, bar, night club, sexually oriented business, billiard hall, bingo parlor or bowling center where smoking is prohibited. A person commits an offense if he or she smokes tobacco or possesses a burning tobacco product with a 50-foot arc of an entrance to a non-smoking facility. Violation of this ordinance is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $2,000.