Findings and intent.

Jackson Code of Ordinances § 86-162

in effect

Sec. 86-162. - Findings and intent. WHEREAS, the City of Jackson, Mississippi, pursuant to MCA § 21-17-5, is authorized to make regulations to secure the general health of the municipality; and WHEREAS, the City of Jackson, Mississippi, has the duty to protect and promote the health of its citizenry. THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, does hereby find that: The smoking of tobacco is a form of air pollution, a positive danger to health, and a material public nuisance. Accordingly, the City Council of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, finds and declares that the purposes of this article are to: (1) protect the public health and welfare by prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment; and (2) guarantee the right of nonsmokers to breathe smoke-free air, and to recognize that the need to breathe smoke-free air shall have priority over the desire to smoke. (Ord. No. 2010-15(1), § 1, 7-8-10)

Source: City of Jackson, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/jackson/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH86OFMIPR_ARTVICASMEEAIOR2003_S86-162FIINFetched: 11/1/2026