San Francisco supervisors pass ban on smoking at transit stops

By Angela Hokanson, Bay City News Service

April 12, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today passed an ordinance that bans smoking at public transit stops and shelters.

The ordinance passed 7 -3. Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier was absent from the meeting due to health reasons and did not cast a vote.

The legislation, which was co-sponsored by supervisors Fiona Ma and Chris Daly, amends a section of the San Francisco Health Code that already prohibits smoking in buildings and certain types of enclosed structures.

The measure passed today prohibits smoking in the "ticketing, boarding and waiting areas of public transit systems, including bus, train, trolley and cable car stops and shelters.''

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has 10 calendar days after receiving the legislation to sign it into law, veto it, or return it unsigned to the Board, in which case the legislation still becomes law.

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