By Chuck Weber/CBS 12 News

JUPITER, Fla. -- Would banning smoking at beaches and parks go too far?

Caitlyn Johnston, a high school senior from Jupiter doesn't think so. She said her grandfather died from tobacco-related illness.

"I saw the effect it had on my family," said Johnston. "No one else should have to go through that."

Caitlyn started working with the Health Department's tobacco prevention specialist. She cleaned local beaches, finding pounds of tobacco products.

Now Caitlyn is backing the efforts of State Representative Bill Hager of Delray Beach. He's sponsoring a bill that would give cities and counties the ability to ban outdoor smoking at parks and beaches. Right now local governments cannot do that.

But the idea of banning outdoor smoking was a tough sell to the men playing Boccie ball at Carlin Park in Jupiter.

"Smokers should at least have the outdoors to smoke," said Frank Caprino, who identified himself as a parttime smoker.

Chimed in Bill Byrne, "As long as you don't litter, and the smoke doesn't bother anybody, I think you'd be okay out here."

"I'm not telling them they can't smoke," said Caitlyn. "They can smoke outside in their backyard. They can smoke in other areas where children and parks aren't going to be affected."

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Local teen campaigns for banning smoking at beaches and parks