STADIUM DISTRICT TOBACCO FREE RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION
Tobacco-Free Facility
WHEREAS, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports
that tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States,
causing an annual death toll of more than 480,000; and
WHEREAS, while cigarette smoking in the U.S. has declined dramatically since
2000, data from the CDC indicate that the use of smokeless tobacco among
youth has not declined as rapidly; and
WHEREAS, the CDC reports that nationally 7.7 percent of high-school boys and
5.5 percent of all high-school students reported using smokeless products in
2017; and
WHEREAS, each day, more than 1,000 youth ages 12-17 use smokeless
tobacco for the first time; and
WHEREAS, the CDC found in 2015 that the electronic smoking device use
among minors had tripled over the course of one year, and the Surgeon General
has declared e-cigarette use a “major public health concern;” and
WHEREAS, public health authorities, including the Surgeon General and the
National Cancer Institute, have found that smokeless tobacco use is hazardous
to health and can lead to nicotine addiction; and
WHEREAS, the National Cancer Institute states that chewing tobacco and snuff
contain 28 cancer-causing agents and the U.S. National Toxicology Program has
established smokeless tobacco as a “known human carcinogen”; and
WHEREAS, the National Cancer Institute and the International Agency for
Research on Cancer report that use of smokeless tobacco causes oral,
pancreatic and esophageal cancer; and
WHEREAS, the developing brains of young people are particularly susceptible
to the addictive properties of nicotine, and as a result, approximately 3 out of 4
teen smokers end up smoking into adulthood; and
WHEREAS, the Surgeon General reports that the developing brains of young
adults are uniquely at risk for serious, long-term negative effects caused by
nicotine exposure; and

WHEREAS, the Stadium District Board of Directors recognizes that many events
held at Chase Field are heavily attended by youth who may be influenced by the
tobacco usage of others; and,
WHEREAS, the Stadium District Board of Directors desires to discourage
tobacco use and promote public health,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Stadium District Board of
Directors supports the ban of all tobacco product usage at Chase Field.
ADOPTED by the Maricopa County Stadium District Board of Directors,
Maricopa County, Arizona, this 27th day of March 2019.
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Bill Gates, Chairman
ATTEST:
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Fran McCarroll, Official Record Keeper