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City council votes to snuff out tobacco 

City workers are prohibited from using smokeless tobacco while riding on the back of a garbage truck or on a tractor under an amendment to the city’s personnel manual approved during a Tuesday meeting of Durant City Council.

The new rule reads, “In keeping with the city’s intent to provide a safe work environment, smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco is prohibited throughout the workplace and extends to 25 feet beyond any portion of city buildings or facilities. Any tobacco use in city-owned or leased vehicles is also prohibited. This policy applies equally to all employees, customers and visitors.”

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