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0 X05 K009 17 1-aE 24 land behind Lee County Senior High School. Commissioner Paschal seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered an Ordinance to make it unlawful for any person to furnish tobacco or tobacco products to inmates. Sheriff Billy Bryant asked the Board to consider and approve this resolution because of major problems they have been experiencing at the jail for the past twelve months. Commissioner Garner moved approval of the following: AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO FURNISH TOBACCO OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO THE INMATES OF A CONFINEMENT FACILITY OPERATED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SHERIFF OF LEE COUNTY BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee as follows: Section 1. It is unlawful for any person to give and sell to any inmates of a confinement facility operated by or under supervision of the Sheriff of Lee County or for any person to confine, confederate, conspire, aide, abet, solicit, urge, initiate, counsel, advise, encourage, attempt to procure another or others to give or sell to any inmate of a confinement facility operated by or under the supervision of the Sheriff of Lee County tobacco or products containing tobacco in any form. Section 2. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class III Misdemeanor and shall be punished accordingly with the maximum fine not exceeding the amount of $500.00. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption. Commissioner Cox seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. 5