The City of Detroit has banned smokeless tobacco usage at all stadiums and sports arenas in the city.
On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council voted 7-2 in favor of the ordinance that outlaws using smokeless tobacco at the stadiums in the city.
According to the ordinance, "smokeless tobacco, alternative nicotine products and other tobacco products" will be banned. The ban includes fans, players and coaches.
During the city council meeting, the city attorney said that there will be a first warning before violators are fined, and more than half of the MLB ball parks have a similar ordinance.
City Councilman Fred Durhal III said that the MLB supports the proposal in an effort to drive tobacco out of the league.
Councilman Coleman A. Young II and Gabriela Santiago-Romero voted against the proposal.
"If I'm an adult, I'm a grown-up, and I make a personal decision to be able to engage in chewing tobacco, by myself in the corner, or wherever I'm at, and I'm watching this game and I want to be able to eat the Big Chew, or whatever it's called, I should be able to do that and not have to worry about being fined or penalized," Young said during the hearing. "We're talking about $250 to $500 fines; you know, most people don't have $400 for personal emergencies, let alone, should be fined for chewing tobacco."
You can hear more from Young in the video below
