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What's the penalty of 500 yuan for smoking? This "sky high price" fine became the first in the mainl

What's the penalty of 500 yuan for smoking? This' sky high 'fine has become the first in the mainland! Just this Wednesday (May 22), the 'runaway man' who illegally smoked in Caopu subway station was found by law enforcement officers in Caopu subway station the next night and fined 500 yuan. On May 24, the Shenzhen Health Commission announced that this was the first order issued by Shenzhen for illegal tobacco control in mainland China, with the highest individual fine.

Shenzhen issued the first cigarette control law in mainland China with the highest individual fine

Push, roar and collide & hellip& hellip; At 10:00 a.m. on May 22, Shenzhen entered the Caopu station of Metro Line 3 in the third round of the second round of the battle of tobacco control vehicles in 2019, and met a 'paranoid man' at the scene of law enforcement, hindering law enforcement. The smoking man lit a cigarette and entered the pedestrian overpass. He was caught by the law enforcement officers, but insisted that he did not see the no smoking sign. After the law enforcement officers pointed out where the no smoking sign was, he went to the subway station. Law enforcement officers followed him into the subway station, and the man turned back to try to escape the scene, directly colliding with law enforcement officers, leading to the conflict.

In the course of the conflict, a law enforcement member was slightly scratched. " I stretched out my hand to ask him to cooperate. He collided and finally caused a conflict. He tried his best to resist, and his movements were very big. The wound on his hand was caused by the conflict. " Law enforcement member Liu Xuhui said. The smoker fled the scene of law enforcement, shouting 'no more going to work'. At about 9:30 p.m. on May 23 (Thursday), Chen and his family went to Caopu subway station to take the subway, which was found by law enforcement officers.

"We took him to the duty room to explain the laws and regulations. Accompanied by his family, the party realized his mistake, admitted his illegal behavior and obstructed law enforcement, and accepted the punishment." Shenzhen metro operation management office line 3 law enforcement brigade law enforcement officers told reporters. After nearly three hours of law enforcement process, and under the persuasion of his family, Chen accepted a fine of 500 yuan.

This is the first order issued by Shenzhen for illegal tobacco control in mainland China, with the highest individual fine. According to the regulations of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on smoking control (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations on smoking control"), those who smoke in no smoking places and do not listen to the dissuasion of the operators and managers of the places shall be ordered to make corrections by the relevant departments according to the scope of their duties, and be fined 50 yuan and collected on the spot; Those who refuse to make corrections shall be fined 200 yuan; Those who obstruct law enforcement shall be fined 500 yuan.

Law enforcement officers remind illegal smokers not to take chances, and will investigate illegal smoking behaviors to the end. Shenzhen tobacco control law enforcement has always been "zero tolerance". In 2018, it issued the first 30000 yuan fine for selling cigarettes to minors nationwide; In January this year, Shenzhen issued the first 30000 yuan tobacco control ticket for Internet cafes, which became the highest amount in China at that time; Now, it is the first time in China to issue the highest individual fine for illegal tobacco control.

"We will continue to follow the" Regulations on tobacco control ", intensify inspection, strictly enforce the law, maintain a good driving environment, and jointly create a smoke-free Shenzhen." Shenzhen metro operation management office line 3 law enforcement brigade law enforcement officers said.

The Municipal Bureau of urban management and comprehensive law enforcement fined the most for tobacco control

During the period from May 20 to 31, the second round of tobacco control vehicle battle in Shenzhen in 2019 started. Five tobacco control law enforcement supervision operations were organized and carried out in the whole city. Subway stations and parks became the key supervision objects. The supervision action was coordinated by the Municipal Tobacco Control Office, the municipal urban management and comprehensive law enforcement bureau, the municipal health promotion center, the municipal chronic disease center, and the Municipal Tobacco Control Association.

Since March 2014, Shenzhen has launched tobacco control operations throughout the city, sweeping the whole city. As of March 2019, the city has dispatched 868510 law enforcement officers, 851769 smokers and 85698 penalties, with a total personal fine of 4302500 yuan. Among them, Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of urban management and comprehensive law enforcement fined 3743050 yuan, making it the law enforcement department with the most fines.

On the other hand, this reflects that the subway stations, parks and other public places enforced by Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of urban management and comprehensive law enforcement are the most serious areas of smoking. Previously, in the tobacco control law enforcement action of Shenzhen North railway station, law enforcement officers caught six illegal smokers in nearly 40 minutes. According to Wu gengbao, the squadron leader of the North Station squadron of the hub brigade of Shenzhen metro operation and management office, more than 1000 cases of illegal smoking were investigated and dealt with in the first quarter of this year. " Compared with the law enforcement situation at the scene, this data may be far more than that. "

Experts: evasion and confrontation of tobacco control law enforcement included in the dishonest list

The enforcement of tobacco control law in Shenzhen has always been under high pressure. According to the reporter's statistics, among the 17 tobacco control cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi'an, Shenzhen has the highest tobacco control penalty. However, compared with Hong Kong, Macao and some foreign developed countries, there is still room for an increase. According to the analysis of industry insiders, Shenzhen's "tobacco control regulations" began to be implemented in 2014. At that time, 500 yuan was relatively high. "In the past two years, many complaints received from the public strongly demanded to refer to Hong Kong and Macao and increase the amount of individual punishment to 1000 yuan.".

Li Enze, vice chairman and Secretary General of the public welfare law professional committee of the China Association for tobacco control, said that Shenzhen's tobacco control wheel fight has indeed played a very good role in tobacco control, and has a demonstration effect on the whole country. It is suggested that units and individuals who do not actively cooperate with law enforcement personnel and evade or confront law enforcement should be given heavier and top punishment, and relevant information should be reported to their units and competent departments and included in the list of dishonesty.

Liao Wenke, vice president of China Tobacco Control Association, also believes that when smokers don't cooperate or even hinder law enforcement, it must be more serious. We can't let it go just because we don't cooperate or escape. We should use such typical cases to carry out legal education on tobacco control, so that every citizen can know that smoking affects their own health and also affects others' health, Smoking in public places must be restricted. Let smokers consciously abide by the rules of not smoking in smoking areas, and safeguard the right of health of non-smokers.

Yang Yin, a professor of Shanghai University of political science and law, believes that punishment according to the local legislation on tobacco control is already a lighter punishment, because it is similar to the harm to the law enforcement order in public places, and close to the damage to public order in the law on public security management punishment, so it can be transferred to the public security organs for more severe punishment according to the law on public security punishment.

Country / region / City: maximum amount of punishment for individual smoking violation:

Penalty for illegal smoking in Singapore: the penalty for illegal smoking is 200-1000 Singapore dollars (equivalent to 1000-5000 RMB)

Hong Kong: from September 1, 2009, any individual who illegally smokes will be arrested and punished with a fixed penalty of HK $1500 (RMB 1320) and a maximum penalty of HK $5000 (about RMB 4400).

Macao: individuals who smoke illegally will be fined 1500 Macao dollars (1289 yuan). If they resist, they will be prosecuted for violation of orders, or even aggravated, and they will be put into prison.

New York State: only the maximum amount of a single punishment is stipulated (the maximum amount of punishment for high-level officials is 2000 US dollars, and the maximum amount of punishment for general law enforcement officers is 1000 US dollars). The maximum penalty is about RMB 6900-13800.

Britain: the maximum penalty for illegal smoking is 200 pounds (1750 yuan).