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Posted on 10/01/2002 11:00:37 PM PDT by altair
People who smoke on the streets in parts of central Tokyo will be subject to a 2000yen fine under a new ordinance adopted by Chiyoda Ward that took effect Tuesday.
The Chiyoda Ward Office, the first local government in the nation to pass such a no-smoking law, said patrol staff will issue only warnings to offenders during the month of October. The fine will be enforced from Nov. 1.
Nearly 50 patrollers, wearing special armbands and carrying soccer-style warning "yellow cards" to hand out to offenders, took to the streets Tuesday morning to check on whether pedestrians were abiding by the ordinance.
Smoking inside motor vehicles is not covered by the ordinance.
Both smoking and discarding cigarette butts on the street would be subject to a fine.
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