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Jump to full article: UPI, 2009-08-18
Intro: CAPOLIVERI, Italy, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A resort town on the Italian island of Elba has adopted an ordinance penalizing children under 16 who smoke or carry tobacco on municipal property.
The Capoliveri ordinance takes effect Aug. 25, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Tuesday. Minors who break the law could be fined 200 to 300 euros ($283 to $424).
''Our aim is not to repress, but to protect the health of our young people," Mayor Ruggero Barbetti told Il Tirreno
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