MILWAUKEE -- The full Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday, November 22nd approved a ban on chewing tobacco at Milwaukee sports venues.
The council voted 14-1 to adopt the ban.
The move is meant to discourage Major League baseball players from "dipping" during games in Milwaukee.
Supporters of the ban say it's a bad example for kids to see their idols doing something that's bad for their health.
By the start of the 2017 Milwaukee Brewers season, smokeless tobacco bans are expected to be in place at 11 of the 30 MLB ballparks -- not including Milwaukee's Miller Park.
Below is a statement on the approval of this ban from Alderman Michael Murphy: