SALEM, OR — Oregon parks officials held a public hearing earlier this week to consider a smoking ban along its entire coastline, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission (OPRC) plans to hold a number of similar hearings, gathering public feedback, before voting in October whether to pass a smoking ban along its entire 363-mile coastline.
If approved, the smoking ban at beaches would carry a $110 fine, though park officials said they would focus instead on warning rule-breakers, rather than issuing the fine.
A similar smoking ban at state parks was approved earlier this year, though several loopholes exist; for instance, visitors can still smoke in a private vehicle or at a rented tent site.
Oregon delegates management of its state-owned coastline to the OPRC.