COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — The Columbus City Council has unanimously approved a measure to cut down on youth’s exposure to tobacco use and secondhand smoke.

The policy, which isn’t backed by potential legal ramifications or fines, places a tobacco-free designation on park areas where children are frequently present.

These spots include playgrounds, picnic shelters, athletic fields and courts, concession stands and spectator viewing areas.

The local health department will provide signs for tobacco-free areas, and the city will rely on citizens’ good conscience and peer pressure to enforce the policy.

Councilman Terry Reardon says that the policy is a way for citizens to be respectful of one another without adding a burden to the local police department.

Health department officials say 18 other Nebraska communities have similar policies.