For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ASHTRAY. Any receptacle that is used for disposing of smoking materials, including, but not limited to, ash and filters.
BAR. An establishment used primarily for the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption by patrons on the premises and which holds a retailer's permit under state law. The term includes, but is not limited to, taverns, nightclubs, and cocktail lounges.
BUSINESS. A sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other business entity, either for-profit or not-for-profit, including, but not limited to, retail establishments where goods or services are provided to the public, and other entities where accounting, counseling, legal, medical, dental, engineering, architectural, or other professional services are delivered.
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE. Any product containing or delivering nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption that can be used by a person to simulate smoking through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product. The term includes any such device, whether manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, stig, or vape pen or under any other product name or descriptor.
EMPLOYEE. A person who is employed by an employer in consideration for direct or indirect monetary wages or profit, and a person who volunteers his or her services.
EMPLOYER. A person, business, association, municipal corporation, trust or non-profit entity that employs the services of one or more individual employees.
ENCLOSED AREA. All space between a floor and a ceiling that is bounded on a least two sides by walls, doorways, or windows, whether open or closed. A wall includes any retractable divider, garage door, or other physical barrier, whether temporary or permanent and whether or not containing openings of any kind.
HEALTHCARE FACILITY. An office or institution providing care or treatment of diseases, whether physical, mental, or emotional, or other medical or psychological conditions, including, but not limited to, hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, addiction treatment hospitals and facilities, weight control clinics, nursing homes, homes for the aging or chronically ill, laboratories, and offices of surgeons, chiropractors, physical therapists, physicians, psychiatrists, dentists, and all specialists within these professions. The term HEALTHCARE FACILITY shall include all waiting rooms, hallways, private rooms, semiprivate rooms, and wards within healthcare facilities.
HOOKAH. A water pipe and any associated products and devices which are used to produce fumes, smoke, and/or vapor from the burning of material, including, but not limited to, tobacco, shisha, or other plant matter.
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. An area under the control of a public or private employer including, but not limited to, work areas, employee lounges, restrooms, conference rooms, meeting rooms, classrooms, employee cafeterias, hallways, and vehicles.
PLAYGROUND. Any park or recreational area designed in part to be used by children that has play or sports equipment installed or that has been designated or landscaped for play or sports activities, or any similar facility located on public or private school grounds or on town grounds.
PRIVATE CLUB. An organization, whether incorporated or not, which is the owner, lessee, or occupant of a building or portion thereof used exclusively for club purposes at all times, which is operated solely for a recreational, fraternal, social, patriotic, political, benevolent, or athletic purpose, but not for pecuniary gain, and which only sells alcoholic beverages incidental to its operation. The
affairs and management of the organization are conducted by a board of directors, executive committee or similar body chosen by the members at an annual meeting. The organization has established bylaws and/or a constitution to govern its activities. The organization has been granted an exemption from the payment of federal income tax as a club under 26 U.S.C. § 501.
PUBLIC PLACE. An area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to, banks, bars, educational facilities, gaming facilities, healthcare facilities, hotels and motels, laundromats, public transportation vehicles and facilities, reception areas, restaurants, retail food production and marketing establishments, retail service establishments, retail stores, shopping malls, sports arenas, theaters, and waiting rooms. A private residence is not a PUBLIC PLACE unless it is used as a childcare, adult day care, or healthcare facility.
RESTAURANT. An eating establishment, including, but not limited to, coffee shops, cafeterias, sandwich stands, and private and public school cafeterias, which gives or offers for sale food to the public, guests, or employees, as well as kitchens and catering facilities in which food is prepared on the premises for service elsewhere. The term RESTAURANT shall include a bar area within the restaurant.
SERVICE LINE. An indoor or outdoor line in which one or more persons are waiting for or receiving service of any kind, whether or not the service involves the exchange of money, including, but not limited to, ATM lines, concert lines, food vendor lines, movie ticket lines, and sporting event lines.
SHOPPING MALL. A public walkway or hall area that serves to connect retail or professional establishments.
SMOKING. Inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation, including hookah and marijuana, in any manner or in any form. SMOKING also includes the use of an e-cigarette which creates a vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the use of any oral smoking device for the purpose of circumventing the prohibition of smoking in this chapter.
SPORTS ARENA. A place where people assemble to engage in physical exercise, participate in athletic competition, or witness sports or other events, including sports pavilions, stadiums, gymnasiums, health spas, boxing arenas, swimming pools, roller and ice rinks, and bowling alleys.
(Ord. 303, passed 2-11-2020)