The northern Italian city of Turin has banned outdoor smoking unless other people are at least five metres away, in what Mayor Stefano Lo Russo called a \u201ccommon sense\u201d decision.
\n\u201cIt is about respecting those who do not smoke, and in some ways also about promoting a culture of respect,\u201d Lo Russo, who is from the centre-left Democratic Party, told a local radio station on Tuesday.
\nThose who flout the regulation risk a 100-euro ($106) fine.
\nThe ban covers cigarettes, cigars, pipes, heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes, according to a resolution approved by the city council on Monday.
\nIt says people may smoke closer to others \u201cwith their explicit consent\u201d, while it bans open-air smoking outright in the presence of children and pregnant women.
\nTurin is not the first major Italian city to restrict outdoor smoking. In 2021, Milan prohibited it at bus stops, taxi ranks, stadiums, parks and cemeteries.
\nHowever, the anti-smoking laws tend not to be enforced strictly. In Milan, only seven fines were issued in the first four months of their application, Corriere della Sera daily reported at the time. ($1 = 0.9404 euros)
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