The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to further the District’s anti-smoking campaign–this time with a special focus on keeping cigarettes away from anyone under 18.

The proposal, which passed unanimously in the first round of votes, outlaws minors’ possession of tobacco products, which is currently legal.  It also requires store owners to check identification on anyone trying to buy cigarettes who looks under the age of 27, places new restrictions on cigarette vending machines and bans the sale of rolling paper for cigarettes.

Minors caught with possession will be fined up to $50, but those caught using a fake ID to purchase any tobacco products could be fined up to $300 and possibly charged with a misdemeanor.

Additionally, shop-owners in D.C. will be allowed to post no-smoking signs in windows, banning smoking up to 25 feet from the restaurant in an effort to reduce sidewalk smoking.

In 2006, D.C., following in the footsteps of New York City, banned smoking in all bars and restaurants.  However, smoking on sidewalks still proved to be equally disruptive to surrounding businesses, whose complaints prompted the recent proposal.

“When smoke drifts inside buildings, the purpose of the smokefree workplace law–to protect all workers from the carcinogens in secondhand smoke–is violated,” wrote Angela Bradbery, cofounder of Smokefree DC, on a website update.  “We hope this will be a fix.”

Maryland banned smoking in restaurants and bars in 2007, and Virginia followed suit only in December of last year.

As per D.C. law, the bill can only pass after a second vote that will take place in late January or early February.