(A) The office of the County Judge/Executive shall designate the departments responsible for enforcing this chapter.
(B) Notice of the provisions of this chapter shall be given to all applicants seeking a business license in the unincorporated areas of the county.
(C) Any citizen who desires to register a complaint under this chapter may initiate enforcement by filing a complaint with the office of the County Judge/Executive.
(D) The owner, operator, manager or lessee of a building or the owner, operator, manager, designee or employee of every place of employment in a building shall inform persons violating this chapter of the applicable provisions thereof and request compliance.
(E) Every owner, lessee, principal manager or person in control of a building or place of employment in a building shall ensure that he, she or they:
(1) Immediately asks smokers to refrain from smoking in any no smoking area; and
(2) Use any other legal means which may be appropriate to further the intent of this chapter.
(F) Every owner, principal manager, proprietor or any other person in control of a building or place of employment in a building shall ensure compliance by subordinates, employees and agents with this chapter.
(G) The mere presence of a person smoking within a building governed by this chapter does not constitute a violation on the part of the building’s owner, manager, lessee or designee or the owner, manager, lessee, employee or designee of a place of employment in a building. A violation of this chapter shall only be charged if the responsible person or agent(s) of the building or place of employment fails to timely satisfy each responsibility prescribed for them in this chapter.
(H) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the county, an employee or any person aggrieved by a failure to comply with this chapter may bring legal action to enforce this chapter by civil action seeking injunctive relief or referral for criminal prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 8 (2012), passed 5-4-2012; Ord. 11-2019, passed 12-20-2019)