New B.C. law banning smoking in a vehicle with a child to take effect next month

Anyone caught in B.C. smoking in a vehicle with a child will have to pay a $109 fine, the government said today.
Last spring, the government passed legislation to ban smoking in vehicles when a child under the age of 16 is present.
The new regulations are set to take effect April 7.
"Any level of second-hand smoke has harmful effects on a child's health, so it's important that we protect vulnerable children who are confined in a vehicle," Healthy Living and Sport Minister Mary Polak said in a statement.
"By making vehicles smoke-free for children under 16, we can help them get the best and healthiest start in life."
If people who are fined refuse to pay, they will not be able to renew their driver's licence and insurance.
Similar rules are currently in place in Nova Scotia, Ontario and the Yukon.
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This is definitely a good move. Smokers should not have the right to subject childrens' lives to the dangerous effects of second-hand smoke.