It is hereby declared, as a matter of public policy of the city, that the city finds and declares 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 recognize that the need to breathe smoke-free air shall have priority over the desire to smoke.
(Prior Code, § 43-31) (Ord. 09-09, passed 9-14-2009)