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Opinion: An ordinance banning smoking in most public places 

An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Amarillo, Texas, repealing and replacing Title 8, Chapter 8-5, Article V of the Amarillo Municipal Code pertaining to smoking regulations by protecting the public health and welfare by prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment, protecting the right of the public to breathe smoke-free air, providing for fines as penalties, providing a severability clause and provding an effective date.

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WHEREAS, the City of Amarillo, Texas is a Home Rule municipality, duly organized under the laws of the State of Texas;

WHEREAS, the City of Amarillo, Texas possesses all of the rights, powers, and authorities possessed by a home rule municipality, including the authority to protect the health and welfare of the public;

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