NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) – North Port’s smoke free ordinance (Ordinance 2023-33) will go into effect on March 1, 2024. The ordinance was adopted by the City Commission this past November and prohibits smoking in city parks. This includes cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapes, filtered cigars, pipes and other devices that can be used to inhale, exhale, burn or carry tobacco products. Per Florida state statute, unfiltered cigars are exempt from regulation within this ordinance.