(a) No person found to be smoking in such designated non-smoking and tobacco-free zones in a park shall fail to immediately cease said activity when requested to do so by City staff, a Police Officer, a person charged with the management, operation or care of any City-owned park, or any baseball or softball umpire or soccer official.
(b) Should a person found to be smoking in a non-smoking and tobacco free zone in a park not immediately cease said activity when requested to do so, pursuant to division (a) of this section, he or she shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(c) Persons who repeatedly violate this section may be permanently banned from City Parks.
(d) Lack of intent to violate a provision of this chapter shall not be a defense to a violation.
(Ord. 2012-22. Passed 6-11-12.)