Another law needed in Texas?

Hawaii Mulls Public Beach Smoking Ban

HONOLULU - Visitors flock to Hawaii's shores to snorkel, surf and sink their feet into the unblemished white sands of the state's beaches. But camouflaged among the coast's glassy granules lies a hidden peril - seemingly indestructible cigarette butts cast away by smokers.


In a state where every beach is public, it is possible to light up in the sand outside the toniest oceanfront homes.


State lawmakers want that to stop. Under a bill before the Legislature, smoking would be banned on public beaches and parks, and cigarette butts would have to be tossed only into designated trash bins. Violators could be fined $250.

[How about slipping in a ban on cell phones, too?]

[This message was edited by John Bradley on 02-12-05 at .]

When they have emptied the cattle cars of smokers they will fill them with folks who like a Krispy Kreme doughnut now and then.