The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to ban chewing tobacco from sports fields, including in the city’s iconic baseball park.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum puts chewing tobacco in his mouth during a baseball game in 2009.
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San Francisco is the first city in the nation to approve such a measure, said Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids' President Matthew Myers in a statement.
Ottawa Lynx pitcher Anthony Telford spits a stream of chewing tobacco juice from his mouth during his a game at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1996.
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San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell said children view athletes as role models, and that they do not want to send the message that chewing tobacco is OK or even necessary to become a great ballplayer, according to the Associated Press.
The ordinance needs another formal vote from the board next week, and then it will go to San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to sign. The ordinance would then take effect on Jan. 1.
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