(a) No proprietor of a public place or place of employment shall permit smoking in said public place or place of employment within the City except as provided in Section 521.15.
(b) No person, business, retailer, or other establishment shall distribute, sell, permit to be sold, or offer for sale to any person under 18 years of age any Electronic Smoking Device within the City.
(c) All enclosed areas, including buildings and vehicles owned, leased or operated by the City, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(d) All areas immediately adjacent to the ingress and egress of any enclosed area shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter so as to ensure that tobacco smoke and/or vapor of and sort from and electronic smoking device does not enter the enclosed area through entrances, windows, ventilation systems, or other means.
(e) A violation of Sections 521.14 to 521.15 of this chapter shall be an unclassified misdemeanor. The fine for a first offense within a twelve-month period shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). If the offender has previously been convicted of a violation of this section, or any substantially equivalent offense, within the previous twelve (12) months, the fine shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). For third and subsequent violations of this section or any equivalent offense within a twelve-month period, the fine shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ord. 2018-24. Passed 11-26-18.)