It is hereby declared that the purposes of this chapter are:
(A) To protect the public health and welfare by prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment; and
(B) To guarantee the right of nonsmokers to breathe smoke-free air, and to recognize that the need to breathe smoke-free air shall have priority over the desire to smoke.
(Ord. 12, 2006, passed 6-5-2006)