(A) No person, employer, business, or nonprofit entity shall knowingly permit smoking in an area which is under the legal or de facto control of the person, employer, business, or nonprofit entity and in which smoking is prohibited by law.
(B) No person, employer, business, or nonprofit entity shall knowingly or intentionally permit the presence or placement of ash receptacles, such as, for example, ashtrays or ash cans, within an area which is under the legal or actual control of the person, employer, business, or nonprofit entity and in which smoking is prohibited by law, including, without limitation, within a reasonable distance required by this chapter from any area in which smoking is prohibited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the presence of ash receptacles in violation of this subsection shall not be a defense to a charge of smoking in violation of any provision of this chapter.
(Ord. 754, passed 6-1-2011; Am. Ord. 858, passed 11-3-2021)