§ 5-8.102. Purposes.  


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  • Accordingly, the City Council finds and declares that the purposes of this chapter are:

    - to protect public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Modesto by prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment;

    - to guarantee the right of nonsmokers to breathe smoke-free air, and to recognize that the need to breathe smoke-free air has priority over the desire to smoke.

    (Ord. 2842-C.S., § 1)

(Amended by Ord. 3639-C.S., § 1, effective 12-24-15)