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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2001-89 <br />BY: All of the Members of City Council and the Mayor <br />AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW SECTION 557. 06 OF THE <br />GENERAL OFFENSES CODE OF THE CITY OF NORTH <br />OLMSTED, ENTITLED "POSSESSION AND USE OF <br />CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY <br />MINORS PROHIBITED, " IN ORDER TO LOCALLY <br />PROHIBIT SUCH COND UCT BY MINORS IN ACCORDANCE <br />WITH RECENTL Y ENA CTED SENATE BILL 218, AND <br />DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, the State Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 218 with an effective date <br />of March 15, 2001, inter alia, creating new Revised Code Section 2151.87, prohibiting the <br />possession and use of cigarettes and other tobacco products by children under the age of 18 years; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to create a new Section 557.06 of the General <br />Offenses Code of the City of North Olmsted, which would locally prohibit the possession and use <br />of cigarettes and other tobacco products by children under the age of 18 years in the same manner <br />as new R. C. Section 2151.87; and <br />WHEREAS, by creating such local legislation prohibiting such conduct by minors, North <br />Olmsted minors committing violations of new Section 557.06 may be referred to the City's <br />Community Diversion Program and, in this manner, channeled into programs designed to educate <br />them regarding the dangers of smoking cigarettes and using other tobacco products; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION ONE: That there be and hereby is created new Section 557.06 of the General <br />Offenses Code of the City of North Olmsted, which, as created, shall read in its entirety as <br />follows: <br />557.06 POSSESSION AND USE OF CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO <br />PRODUCTS BY MINORS PROHIBITED. <br />(a) Definitions.