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(A) Smoking and the use of tobacco products are prohibited:
(1) In any building owned, leased, or occupied, as herein defined, by the town;
(2) In any town vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the town; and
(3) On any grounds and parks system that are owned, leased, or controlled by the town, unless specifically designated as a smoking area(s).
(B) Smoking and the use of tobacco products are prohibited in town buildings and on town grounds being used for private events.
(Ord. 2015-01, passed 5-19-2015)
(A) The town shall post signs that meet all the requirements in § 95.05.
(B) The town shall remove all ashtrays and other smoking receptacles from its buildings and grounds, except for ashtrays and receptacles for sale and not intended for use on the premises.
(C) The person in charge of the grounds of the town building, vehicle, or grounds, or his or her designee, shall direct a person who is smoking or using a tobacco product in a prohibited area to cease, and if the person does not comply, shall contact the Town Police Department.
(Ord. 2015-01, passed 5-19-2015)
The signs required by this chapter must:
(A) State in English that smoking and the use of tobacco products are prohibited, and include the universal "No Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products Prohibited" symbol;
(B) Be of sufficient size to be clearly legible to a person of normal vision, and be conspicuously posted;
(C) Be posted at each entrance to a town building and in other locations within the building to be reasonably calculated to inform employees and the public of the prohibition; and
(D) Be posted on the grounds of the town's parks system in locations and at intervals reasonably calculated to inform employees and the public of the prohibition.
(Ord. 2015-01, passed 5-19-2015)
The town shall engage in an ongoing program to explain and clarify the purposes and requirements of this chapter to employees and citizens affected by it, and to guide operators and managers in their compliance with it. In doing so, the town may rely upon materials and information provided by the local health department.
(Ord. 2015-01, passed 5-19-2015)
(A) Penalty for violation. Following oral or written notice by the person in charge of an area described in § 95.03, or his or her designee, failure to cease smoking or using tobacco products constitutes an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $50. A citation may be issued by a sworn law enforcement officer. Conviction of an infraction under this section has no consequence other than payment of a penalty, and no court costs may be assessed.
(B) Additional sanctions for employees. In addition to any penalty under division (A), employees of the town who violate this chapter shall be subject to disciplinary action consistent with the town's personnel policy.
(Ord. 2015-01, passed 5-19-2015)