A. Numerous studies have found that tobacco smoke is a major contributor to indoor air pollution; and

B. Reliable studies, including a June 27, 2007, report by the Surgeon General of the United States entitled "The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke," have shown that secondhand smoke is a significant health hazard, particularly to elderly people; individuals with cardiovascular disease; individuals with impaired respiratory function, including asthmatics and those with obstructive airway disease; and to children who suffer increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome, asthma attacks and respiratory and ear infections when exposed to secondhand smoke; and

C. Since 1992, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has classified secondhand smoke as a Class A carcinogen; and

D. Health hazards induced by breathing secondhand smoke include lung cancer, respiratory infection, decreased exercise tolerance, decreased respiratory function, bronchoconstriction and bronchospasm; and

E. The adverse effects of secondhand smoke on persons who suffer adverse health effects from breathing secondhand smoke may cause a loss of job productivity, increased absences and use of sick leave and increased costs of providing employee health services; and

F. According to a 2011 University of California Los Angeles study, smoke-free regulations in multi-unit apartment buildings could save property owners substantial sums in the cost of cleaning apartments vacated by tenants who smoke; and

G. According to the EPA and the Surgeon General, there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke; and

H. Most cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate, do not biodegrade and form a portion of trash collected from city streets and other public places; and

I. In order to reduce addiction to tobacco products by children and teens, and control sales of tobacco products to minors, it is in the public interest to prohibit self-service sales, prohibit tobacco vending machines in areas accessible to minors and require warning signs requiring proof of legal age to purchase tobacco at point of purchase.