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Posted on: December 24, 2018

[ARCHIVED] Yates County-Owned Properties go Tobacco-Vaping Free

Tobacco symbol for signage-9-14-2018

Substances included in Local Law #1-18 are as follows:

- No tobacco use from cigarettes, cigars, chew, or pipes

-No liquid nicotine in E-cigarettes/vaping, JUULS, or any other nicotine-delivery devices

-Local Law #1-18 does not require anyone who uses tobacco products to quit; however, using these products is not allowed on County properties.  Also, the law does not prohibit products like nicotine patches, gum, lozenges, or nasal spray that are prescribed treatments for nicotine cessation purposes. 

-For anyone interested in quitting tobacco / or nicotine products, you are encouraged to talk with:

     *Tobacco Cessation Specialist at Yates County Public Health at 315-536-5160

     *New York State Smokers' Quitline Counselor at 1-866-697-8487  (1-866-NY-QUITS)

     *American Cancer Society's "Quit For Life" program at 1-866-784-8454

     *Excellus Blue Cross program / or your own health insurance carrier

     *American Lung Association's Quitline at:  https://www.lung.org/support-and-community/lung-helpline-and-tobacco-quitline/

     *Your health care provider / physician


Also please note, the First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, and the Penn Yan Public Library, all neighbors of Yates County-owned property, have tobacco-free policies of their own on their premises. Tobacco/vaping use is prohibited on any of these properties & parking areas, as well. 


Thank you for your cooperation with this tobacco & vaping -free campus law. 




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