Tobacco use will be prohibited in all Kingston Town-owned playgrounds, parks and recreational facilities effective January 1, 2009, as a result of a new regulation passed by the Kingston Board of Health at a public meeting on October 27, 2008. In addition, smoking will be prohibited in any establishment that possesses a tobacco sales and location permit from the Town of Kingston.
This amendment is one of the many ways the Kingston community can continue to work together as positive role models for children and young people playing sports and other recreational activities. This is an effort to prevent Kingston's children from starting to use tobacco as well as reducing everyone's exposure from secondhand smoke. State law already prohibits the use of tobacco on school property and school-owned recreational areas.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will provide the proper signage to be installed in the designated areas.