Overview
- The ordinance took effect Tuesday and covers Comerica Park, Ford Field and Little Caesars Arena.
- It bans any noncombustible product containing nicotine intended for human consumption, including pouches such as Zyn.
- Violators receive a warning, then face a $100 first-offense fine and $500 for subsequent offenses, with ejection if they refuse to stop.
- With the change, Comerica Park becomes the 18th MLB stadium to be tobacco-free, continuing a campaign that began in 2015.
- A coalition of health groups supported the policy, and council members Coleman A. Young II and Gabriela Santiago-Romero cast the two no votes.