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SAN DIEGO - The use of vapor inhalers, also known as electronic cigarettes, will no longer be allowed aboard Metropolitan Transit System buses and trolleys, or at transit centers and bus stops, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors of the San Diego-based agency.
The new policy is in keeping with current prohibitions against smoking tobacco products on MTS vehicles or facilities.
“The popularity of electronic cigarettes has grown significantly in recent years,” MTS Chief Executive Paul Jablonski said. “We now have uniform policy between the way we treat traditional cigarettes and electronic cigarettes.”
The ban will go into effect July 18. The agency said fines will be $50 for the first offense, $75 for the second offense and $100 for subsequent offenses.
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