According to the Federal Law «About protection of public health from tobacco smoke and consequences of tobacco consumption», June 12013 Smoking is prohibited in state institutions, universities, schools, hospitals, restaurants, trains and railway stations, stadiums. From June 12014 begins to act banning Smoking in sanatoriums, trains and ships with a long voyage, transport urban and suburban message, at a distance of less than 15 meters from the entrances of the railway stations and airports, in hotels, rooms catering, platforms commuter rail stations. Fines are envisaged, both for smokers and legal entities directly or indirectly responsible for the fact that a citizen lit up in the wrong place. Fine (up to 1.5 thousand rubles) will start after amendments to the Code on administrative offences will the State Duma of Russia. Sale of minor tobacco products threatens legal person a fine of 80 to 90 thousand rubles, an official from 8 to 10 thousand rubles. In the middle of summer cigarettes withdraw from the shelves of shopping centers, from the racks at the box offices. Will be issued only to the price list of prices on tobacco products. These measures restrictions, according to the deputies of the State Duma, will help protect the health of citizens. This opinion was shared by deputies of the Legislative Assembly. The Chairman of the regional Parliament Viktor Gorchakov, commented: «I am not a smoker, never was. The family does not have the tradition, the father did not smoke. The taste of tobacco, I tried in 27 years, I didn\’t like. This is purely personal attitude. Son, way too smokes. Smoking must fight, that it\’s bad no doubt. Only prohibitions, however, not much was achieved. Smoking is a waste of time, it can be spent more profitably, including youth, when and rooted habit!» Deputy Гришуков Vladimir, himself, doesn\’t smoke, but «anti-tobacco campaign calls propaganda: «I come from the village, in the four years I started to smoke makhorka, seven threw. The law against smokers reminds me of fight against drunkenness, then, by the way, drink less. They cut the vineyards, switched the population on the moonshine. But problem not solved. In my opinion, the problem of harmful habits need to be solved in the childhood, children\’s organizations are needed by type октябрятских, pioneer. Young people should find to do for the soul, the meaning of this!»
Ivan Severe