煙草在線據《數字雜志》報道編譯　　三個月的警告期結束了，現在是在更多公共場所禁止吸煙的時候了。渥太華市在4月份制定了吸煙禁令，現在，這項禁令開始生效了。如果你被抓住在公園里吸煙的話，請準備好305加元的罰款吧。

　　7月3日星期二，渥太華公共衛生署宣布，該市批準的條例修正案將開始生效。在進行幾次公眾意見征集和對公眾意見進行研究之后，渥太華市實施進一步的無煙法規，將限制吸煙者可以吸煙的公共場所。

　　渥太華公共衛生署指出，三個月的時間超過了足以讓居民自我教育吸煙禁令所需的時間。這項條例一天24小時，一周7天都適用。上上周（6.24-6.30），渥太華市將中東的水煙hookahs，也添加到了吸煙禁令適用之列——不過，水煙獲準在露臺適用。

　　吸煙者將被禁止在包括海灘、市政設施的外部、公園、游樂場和體育場在內的所有市政土地上吸煙。此外，吸煙者還不可以在室外飯店和酒吧露臺以及ByWard 和 Parkdale市場的攤位吸煙。

　　在過去的90多天里，違反吸煙禁令的人被警告。從7月3日星期二開始，如果人們被抓住在任何以上提及的地方吸煙，就會被給予305加元的罰單。

　　渥太華條例服務處領導人Linda Anderson對加拿大廣播電臺580 CFRA說，她意識到執行這項條例會非常困難，尤其是考慮到現在是夏天，游客會在未來幾個月里在全市到處游玩。不過，她堅持認為，渥太華市還會在吸煙和吸煙禁令方面教育公眾。

Canada: Ottawa smoking ban begins, smokers could receive $305 ticket

　　Ottawa - The three-month warning period is over and now it is time to butt out in more public places. The City of Ottawa instituted a smoking ban in April, and now it comes into effect. If you're caught smoking at a park get ready for a $305 fine.

　　Ottawa Public Health announced Tuesday that the city’s adopted amendments to its by-laws will come into effect. Following several public consultations and public opinion research, the city implemented further smoke-free regulations that will limit where smokers can light up in public places.

　　The public health agency noted that three months was more than enough time for residents to educate themselves about the smoking ban. The by-law will be applied 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Last week, the city added hookahs, a Middle Eastern water pipe, to the smoking ban – they will be permitted on patios, though.

　　Smokers will be prohibited from smoking on all municipal properties, including beaches, outside of city facilities, parks, playgrounds and sports fields. Also, they must refrain from smoking at outdoor restaurants and bar patios as well as ByWard and Parkdale Market stands.

　　For the last 90-plus days, offenders were given a warning. As of Tuesday, if a person is caught smoking at any of these locations, he or she will be given a $305 ticket.

　　Linda Anderson, head of the Ottawa Bylaw Services, told 580 CFRA that she realizes it will be difficult to enforce the by-law, especially considering it’s summer and tourists will be traveling all over the city for the next few months. Nonetheless, she maintains the city will still educate the public on smoking and the ban.