Smokeless tobacco will be prohibited at Detroit sports stadiums and arenas.
Detroit City Council approved the ordinance in a 7-2 vote.
Products include chewing, snuff, or any tobacco intended to be used by any means besides smoking or combustion.
Smokeless tobacco or alternative nicotine products, such as chewing tobacco, will soon be banned at Detroit’s sports stadiums.
The Detroit City Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday, Oct. 21 to prohibit the use of nicotine products at sports stadiums, such as Little Caesars Arena, Comerica Park and Ford Field, in an effort to promote public health and safety among residents. The ban also applies to athletes and coaches. Items mentioned in the ban include noncombustible products which can be chewed, absorbed, dissolved or ingested by other means. Smokeless tobacco is considered anything from snuff, snus, chewing tobacco, moist snuff and any other tobacco intended to be used or consumed by any means.
The ban also includes using smokeless tobacco products in bathrooms, pedestrian walkways, dining spaces, spectator seating areas, training rooms, playing fields, locker rooms and vendor areas, according to the ordinance.
Anyone failing to comply could face a misdemeanor and a $100 fine, and will be asked to leave the premises. Additional offenses may result in a $500 fine.
The ordinance will now be sent Mayor Mike Duggan. If the mayor approves it or ignores it, the ordinance