(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
NICOTINE PRODUCTS. Adopting by reference the definition given in Wisconsin Statutes § 134.66(1)(f).
SCHOOL PROPERTY. Any property, building, and/or grounds which is owned, rented, or leased or under the control of the Medford Area Public School District.
SMOKING. Carrying a lighted cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette, pipe, or any other lighted smoking equipment.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Any tobacco which is used by means other than smoking, including, but not limited to, smokeless tobacco and chewing tobacco.
(B) It is recognized by the Common Council, the Medford Area Public School Board and the State of Wisconsin in Wisconsin Statutes § 120.12(20), that smoking of tobacco-related products is hazardous to an individual’s health and may effect the health of non-smokers when in the presence of smokers in public places. This section is adopted at the request of the School Board for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety, comfort, and welfare of the students, teachers, and others who enter upon school property in the City, especially recognizing the rights of non- smokers who constitute the majority of the population.
(C) All school property located within the City is hereby declared non-smoking areas in which no smoking or use of tobacco products or nicotine products shall be permitted.
(D) No person may smoke or use tobacco-related products or nicotine products on any school property located within the City.
(E) A student on school property is prohibited from possessing any tobacco, tobacco-related product, or nicotine product. Such products include any form of cigarette, cigar or tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and/or tobacco or nicotine paraphernalia of any kind, including, but not limited to, cigarette paper, cigarette wrappers, e-liquid, e-cartridges or batteries, or look-alike cigarette paraphernalia, and hookahs or similar paraphernalia, whether electronic or otherwise.
(F) The Police Department is authorized to use the City Ordinance Citation and Complaint Form as a vehicle of enforcement of this section. In addition to other enforcement procedures, police may enforce the provisions of this section upon receipt of a written, signed statement from a school official. In this section, SCHOOL OFFICIAL shall mean any person designated by the district administrator to report such violations.
(Ord. 611, passed 9-25-90; Am. Ord. 999, passed 3-30-15) Penalty, see § 13.1.99