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Q: Spring break is right around the corner. I heard several reports from the news media indicating Frisbee and ball throwing was being banned completely on all Los Angeles County beaches. Is this true?

A: Some media reports on the county's beach ordinance were misleading. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors actually lifted a 42 year old, all-out ban on playing football, Frisbee tossing, and throwing other sports balls on the beach. Its intention is not to preclude football or Frisbee tossing.  Rather, its purpose is to allow ball playing without disturbing other beachgoers, while providing reasonable safety measures that lifeguards may impose on a crowded beach day, when the throwing of footballs or Frisbees could cause injuries to uninvolved bystanders. 

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