The UK's first city-wide ban on people taking legal highs in public has come into force.
Under the new rules, police in Lincoln have the power to confiscate the substances from anyone thought to have taken them.
Breaking the order is a criminal offence which could lead to an on-the-spot penalty or a fine from the courts, police said.
Insp Pat Coates said he hopes the order will reduce anti-social behaviour.
A public spaces protection order (PSPO), a measure which allows councils to clamp down on certain activities, was approved in February.
Since councillors voted in favour of the ban, both of the city's "head shops"- which sell legal highs - have also been closed by police.
Insp Coates, who oversees Lincoln city centre, said the closure of the shops and the effect of the PSPO would "make a real difference".
Legal highs are substances which produce the same, or similar effects, to drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy, but are not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act, which became law last year, local authorities can use PSPOs to ban certain activities they believe are having a "detrimental impact" on the quality of life.
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