(a) The tobacco control/education division of the department of public health shall have authority to communicate with employers and those having control of any place wherein smoking is regulated or prohibited pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of providing information, notifying of alleged violations of this chapter, informally attempting to resolve disputes that may arise hereunder, or otherwise implementing the provisions of this chapter in a manner not inconsistent with this chapter or any other laws.
(b) Any owner, manager, operator, or employee of any establishment regulated by this chapter may inform persons in violation of any provision of this chapter of the appropriate provisions thereof.
(c) The department of resource management shall verify, while an establishment is undergoing otherwise mandated inspections, that the posting requirements of Section 6-18.006 are met and may issue citations for violations of that section.
(d) This chapter may be enforced by the public health officer and his or her designees, who shall have the authority to issue citations pursuant to Section 6-18.009.
(Ord. 1461, eff. November 12, 2015)