California to ban smoking on state parks, beaches

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is banning smoking on state parks and beaches.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he had signed a law that bans smoking at the state’s roughly 280 parks and 340 miles (547 kilometers) of coastline. It also bans disposing cigar and cigarette waste in the same places. Violations of the law will be punishable by a fine of up to $25.
It covers smoking traditional cigarettes as well as using electric smoking devices. Smoking will still be allowed in pa